Ivan the Great-Tales from Lumbarda

Ivan the Great-Tales from Lumbarda

I’d like to think I’ve learned a little about food over the years. Wine, on the other hand-not so much. Most wine tasting experiences for me have been more wine drinking (under the guise of tasting) and it seems the more I learn..the more ignorant I feel that I am on...
Fado-and other celebrated tragedies

Fado-and other celebrated tragedies

As the plane neared it’s landing in Lisbon, it occurred to me that I had spent so much time planning out Morocco and Croatia before I left, I hadn’t even considered really what I wanted to get from my time in Portugal. I had forgotten what I had even booked in terms...

The Old Firehouse Wine + Cocktail Bar

My intention of starting a restaurant blog was not to ‘judge’ the merits of one’s establishment, rather it is to showcase or at the very least acknowledge, the ones that have a left a mark on my memory and most importantly my palette. I chose to start local with this...
Foodie in the Sky with Diamonds

Foodie in the Sky with Diamonds

After a 20 minute walk back over those tiny bridges, two water taxis and a bus ride, me and my albatross finally arrived at the Venice airport. This was one of the most disorganized airports I have ever encountered. A plane full us were herded like cattle into a...
Lost and Found

Lost and Found

I wake the next morning with a steadfast commitment to continue to be unfazed by my missing albatross. I made a few calls with little success. The airport said they found it but now the courier has it somewhere in this town, however he did not arrive and they cannot...