Alux: Restaurant in a Cave
I have a thing for caves. Forget for a minute that ebola is suspected to originate from one (Kenya’s Kitum Cave), there are some truly lovely cave places…
The Culinary Tales Week 40: Keep Calm and Just Cook
I might have mentioned it before… But before we could graduate, even if we completed ALL the classes and put in the required externship hours, we…
Exploring: Coba
If Mexico’s Mayan ruins were to compete in a beauty pageant, Tulum would win the swimsuit competition (she is stunning), Chichen Itza would take down the…
The Culinary Tales Week 39: When One Door Closes…
The third week of bistro rotation was made 100 times more pleasant with the departure of See You Next Tuesday. But with a three-man operation now…
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…