My World of Food

I had the pleasure of visiting Santa Cruz, Bolivia in the early 2000s for a business meeting. The meeting turned out to be a pleasurable visit to a city full...

  Buenos Aires, “good airs”, is the capital and largest city of Argentina. It is often referred to as the Paris of South America. The city is located on the...

  One of the most beautiful cities I have ever seen, and definitely one of the most beautiful in France, is Nice. Nice is the capital of the Alpes-Martimes department...

  Antigua, known as the city of ruins, located in the central highlands of Guatemala is rich with history, colonial architecture, picturesque sites, festivals, shopping, and wonderful food. You’ll also...

  I am second generation American, born and raised in Tampa, Florida in a neighborhood called Palmetto Beach, where my mother was born and raised. My maternal and paternal grandparents...

  Established in 1867, Palmetto Beach is a diverse waterfront neighborhood that is rich in culture and history. Many families have lived here for generations, including mine.  Palmetto Beach grew...

  I wasn’t sure I could survive the 15 hour flight from Newark to Delhi, India – in coach, no less!! But I did and I’m so glad I took...

  In relation to my job with a major professional association, I was very fortunate to be hosted by a group in Malaysia that sent me and a business colleague...

  When visiting our friends in Scottsdale, Arizona, we can’t resist driving up to Sedona and spending some time in that beautiful city. Surrounded by red rock mountains, the city...

  I visited Kuwait in 1999, post Iraq invasion and pre-9/11. It was my first and only visit to the Middle East that also included a stop on the island...

  I probably grew up loving good food and cooking much more than my sister, but she bought in to us foodies a little later in life.  As adults, we...

  Talk about going to a country where their food is one of your favorites, China was a gastronomic dream come true. Specifically, Shanghai and their variety of street foods....

  I had the pleasure of visiting Lima, Peru several years ago and was enchanted with the city and its people. I was fortunate to have made friends of husband...

  My maternal abuelita and abuelito (grandmother and grandfather) came to the United States when they were very young. They met and married in Tampa, Florida. Abuelita had an especially...