Exploring: Chichen Itza
If there is anything we can agree on, it’s that people will always disagree. In the case of Mayan ruins, there is one camp of people…
The Culinary Tales Week 38: Gone Star-Crazy
Much of successful cooking relies on the prep, the mise en place. When all of your ingredients are chopped, portioned, and readied as needed, the actual…
Exploring: The Mayan Ruins of Tulum
The Mayan ruins of Tulum is purportedly the third most popular archeological site in Mexico, behind Chichen Itza and Teotihuacan. But to me, it’s my favorite,…
The Culinary Tales Week 37: The Heat is On
It was time to put what we learned to practical use. The next 12 weeks of our curriculum required that we apply our new skills…
Weekend Getaway: Playa del Carmen
One of my favorite places in the world is the Mayan Riviera, or more correctly the Riviera Maya. Located on the east coast of Mexico, the clusters…
The Culinary Tales Week 36: Something’s Gotta Give
At last, the final week of International class was upon us, and I met it with alternating bouts of relief and fear. Glad to be one…
My Obsession with Spaghetti
People ask me all the time what my favorite dish is. They must have some expectation that I will say something fancy, like lobster thermidor or truffle-stuffed quail. Or…
The Culinary Tales Week 35: New World Orders
International cuisine comes home in our fifth week of the term and we tackled dishes from South America, the Caribbean, Mexico and America, including the ever…
How To Get Rid of Fruit Flies
Every so often, dozens of fruit flies descend on my kitchen like moths to a flame. Someone must have told them my cooking was good.…