There are hundreds of reasons to visit Dordogne France, but five that top our list. Known by its older name, Perigord, Dordogne is France’s third largest region located in southwestern France about a 5 hour drive south of Paris between Lyon and Bordeaux. The Perigord region is … [Read more...]
Frankfurt Street Food Festival
It’s summer, I’m hot, and this foodie is ready to ride up to the Frankfurt Street Food Festival. Germany's food truck scene was virtually non-existent until a short time ago. Basically all I could find was a brat and bun truck, a French crepe and Nutella truck, or the occasional … [Read more...]
Let Them Eat Gateau au Chocolat
In an embarrassing moment of weakness, I pressed my nose against the display window in awe of the puffy, flaky, chocolaty, fruity-filled delights. Each individual petite grandiose calorie-laden perfection of sweet goodness had me awe-struck. The goods were delicately placed in a … [Read more...]
National Pralines Day
June 24th is another sweet foodie holiday because it’s National Pralines Day. Some call them prah-leen, others pray-leen. I think we can all agree to call them delicious. I was never really a sweets a sweets fan, but when I first moved to New Orleans my mother introduced me to … [Read more...]
National Onion Ring Day & Vidalia Onions
It’s hard for me to talk about this without crying, because I missed celebrating National Onion Ring Day on June 22, I guess the Supermoon threw my timing off. Anyway, the day devoted to one of my favorite oniony treats has me thinking about Vidalia onions and Vidalia, … [Read more...]