It’s now possible to cook global cuisines from the comfort of your own kitchen, as taught by regional cooks from virtually everywhere. Thinking about French macarons, empanadas from Argentina, and chana masala from India? No problem. There are dozens of online classes available, with formats ranging from interactive sessions to …
Local produce markets are a practically a destination of their own. They are a window into the traditions, foods and lives of everyday people around the world. It’s hard to resist the fresh greens piled high…neat rows of the season’s best apples, apricots and pomegranates…or a riot of cherries spilling …
Do you have a favorite recipe from your travels or one that virtually transports you to another place with every bite? Share it with Stirring Up Adventure! Submit your recipe ideas to nancy@scgmich.com. Thanks to Annalisa Esposito Bluhm for helping us launch this new feature. Shared by Annalisa Esposito Bluhm …
My right boot is stuck in the mud up to the ankle. It makes a sucking sound as I pull it out, wobbling on one leg while looking for a drier spot. I’m heading into the woods to check on the taps I pounded into the black walnut trees. Earlier …
Traditional foods connect us with the people and places we love—and it’s even more important this year when many of us will be away from family and friends during the Easter and Passover holidays. Growing up, we looked forward to Easter at our grandparents’ house in Detroit. There wasn’t enough …
Want something that’s delicious, easy to make, and has a taste that can virtually transport you to an exotic location? (Yes, please!) Look no further than India’s Masala Chai (spiced tea). This comforting blend of black tea, milk and spices is one of India’s many culinary delights. Masala Chai is …
The alarm is off. Slide the gate open. Then follow the two-track to the sugar shack. Meeting instructions for an undercover spy rendezvous? Nope. Just the start of my latest food and travel adventure! I’m tapping some trees on my own property and the team behind Dixboro Pure Michigan Maple …
Traveling shows us that some things in life—like young love—are universal. This story unfolded on our way to visit the Trawupeyum Intercultural Museum in Curarrehue, Chile, which highlights the area’s indigenous Mapuche people. We were still talking about the experience hours later at a small café, while lingering over sopaipillas, …
Café Sabor Cruceño is changing lives, one meal at a time. The open-air rooftop restaurant perches like a treehouse on a steep mountainside overlooking volcano-ringed Lake Atitlán in Guatemala. It’s part of a vocational program supported by the nonprofit Amigos de Santa Cruz, whose mission is to improve the lives …
Armenia may not be on your bucket list, but it should be. The capital, Yerevan, sits in the shadow of Mt. Ararat and the country is home to treasures from the paleolithic period to modern times. Here, we’ve asked tour guide Hayk Avagyan to tell us more about this emerging …
