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Restaurant Snapshot: ‘T Molenhof Review in Oostvleteren, Belgium

April 20, 2016

One of my favorite movie quotes of all time comes from Spike in the movie Notting Hill. William comes home to find his eccentric roommate wearing a scuba costume. Bewildered, William asks, “Incidentally, uh, why are you wearing that?” “A combination of factors, really,” responds Spike, like he hadn’t given a second thought to the ridiculousness of his outfit. Deep. I know. But that exact quote describes my day from…

Food, Travel, United States

Hipmunk Hotels: Unique Midwestern Restaurants in Peoria, Grand Rapids, Detroit, and More

April 18, 2016

One of the perks of being a traveling salesman was the food. No matter where I traveled, I made it my mission to look passed the easy choice of chain restaurants and seek out the hidden gems. Much like in your own hometown, cities across the United States are filled with local eateries serving delicious food. This is especially true in the Midwest. Traditions from early immigrants are honored alongside modern American…

A Break from Road Food at the Pink Pig BBQ Hardeeville, South Carolina

April 5, 2016

Between my house in Charlotte, North Carolina and my parents’ house in The Villages, Florida are a whole lot of places to stop for lunch and hardly any at all. There are a plethora of McDonalds followed by a good number of Burger Kings, Wendy’s, and Toxic Hells. A handful of Subways and Arby’s, the occasional Chick-Fil-A, and one Zaxby’s. These same choices repeated themselves when my parents lived in Ohio, minus…

Food, Travel

Le Calabash Visits North Carolina

April 1, 2016

I’ve had the opportunity to go on a Culinary Adventure with Chefs Alison and Sidney Bond of Le Calabash twice before. The first time was on their African Culinary Adventure, which I can only describe as just shy of magical. The second time was on my whirlwind tour of Spain, France, and Belgium last year. I dropped into their culinary school in the Loire Valley for a taste of a French Culinary…

Restaurant Snapshot: Growlers Pourhouse and Crepe Cellar in Charlotte, NC

March 14, 2016

Restaurant Snapshot is a new series on the blog where I review a restaurant that really captured my attention. The series is meant to provide a brief overview of what the kitchen offers and why you need to eat there. As I sat at the bar of Crepe Cellar doing a side-by-side tasting of NoDa’s Hop Cakes alongside Bell’s Hopslam with restaurant owner Jeff Tonidandel, I thought to myself, “Why…

Food, Travel, United States

Hipmunk Hotels: Maryland Food Festivals in Annapolis, Baltimore, Ocean City, and More

February 15, 2016

Washington, DC may impress with its wide variety of international cuisine. It’s easy to eat from a hodgepodge of everything from Malaysian to Russian, Ethiopian, and whatever you can think of in between. One thing always seems to be missing though – authenticity. Sure, those restaurants may be owned and operated by immigrants who’ve made a new home in Washington, DC, but they’re cooking what worked well in their home region and…

Food, Travel

10 Lessons I Learned from My Food Travels

February 2, 2016

Everyone once in awhile, it’s good to push the plate aside and think about why you’re eating the food heaped on it. Maybe it’s because your scale is begging you to or because you can’t remember the last time you slowed down enough to enjoy a meal that didn’t come from a drive-through window or the microwave oven. As I look back at my food travels and adventures over the course of…

Food, Travel, United States

In Search of Classic Seafood Restaurants in Jacksonville, Florida

January 27, 2016

When I lived in Miami, I struggled to find a restaurant that served old school, traditional Florida seafood. The cosmopolitan and international vibe of the city had replaced what I came to know as traditional Florida cuisine from childhood family vacations to the Sunshine State. Heck, it was hard to find seafood unless it was in the form of a sushi roll. Please don’t misunderstand me. I’m not complaining (well…

Europe, Food, Travel

Flors Violes Festival in Palafrugell, Spain and One of the Best Meals Ever

December 14, 2015

I admit to being a little drunk as I stumbled into what our itinerary listed as “lunch with the locals” in Palafrugell, Spain. Breathless, I finally found the right alleyway where the restaurant was hidden that our tour guide pointed out earlier “in case we got lost.” I was lost and spent the previous hour hoofing it down random alleys, each one presenting hope that it was in fact the right alley,…

Cooking, Food

Life with Baby Gourmand

November 23, 2015

I have a few trolls in The Wandering Gourmand community. They recently surfaced on two occasions – the announcement of my wife’s pregnancy and then again on our son’s birth. Both posts were immediately followed with comments of “your traveling days are over,” “you’ll never eat out again,” and “get used to chicken nuggets instead of chicken cacciatore.” Normally they follow the spite with a muahaha to show that the…

Food

Restaurant Snapshot: ‘T Molenhof Review in Oostvleteren, Belgium

Hipmunk Hotels: Unique Midwestern Restaurants in Peoria, Grand Rapids, Detroit, and More

A Break from Road Food at the Pink Pig BBQ Hardeeville, South Carolina

Le Calabash Visits North Carolina

Restaurant Snapshot: Growlers Pourhouse and Crepe Cellar in Charlotte, NC

Hipmunk Hotels: Maryland Food Festivals in Annapolis, Baltimore, Ocean City, and More

10 Lessons I Learned from My Food Travels

In Search of Classic Seafood Restaurants in Jacksonville, Florida

Flors Violes Festival in Palafrugell, Spain and One of the Best Meals Ever

Life with Baby Gourmand

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