Beer Festivals, Craft Beer Travel, Europe, Travel

Things to Know When Attending Starkbierfest in Munich

July 24, 2016

Thinking of planning a trip this fall to Munich to attend Oktoberfest? If it’s an authentic German festival you’re after, then I’d recommend thinking again. It’s true that Oktoberfest may be one of the world’s largest parties with over 6 million people in attendance over the 16-day event. However, how many of those people do you think are actually German? Not as many as you’d believe. Instead, consider attending Starkbierfest, Munich’s lesser-known…

Kayem Artisan Sausage Food Truck Competition at NoDa Brewing

July 17, 2016

A couple of weeks ago, I was invited by Kayem Artisan Sausage to help judge my first food competition – the Artisan Affair at NoDa Brewing. Not that I would normally pass up a free meal (you’ve seen my income reports…), but the deal was sweetened when I learned that the competition was between four Charlotte based food trucks. Each food truck was to incorporate a Kayem Artisan Sausage into…

Hotel Review, Travel, United States

Hotel Review – King and Prince Resort in Saint Simons Island, Georgia

July 5, 2016

I was running late and was more than a little annoyed as my car crossed the Torras Causeway from the mainland to St. Simons Island, Georgia. As life goes with a newborn, I didn’t get much sleep the night prior. Deacon was up crying (more like eardrum shattering screaming) and waking up wasn’t easy. My wife and I opted for the snooze button one too many times. Alas, I had an appointment…

A Guide to Beer in Dubai

June 30, 2016

Even though some of the earliest documented brewing traces back to Sumeria in the Middle East, Dubai tends to be a desert when it comes to beer and alcohol (pun intended). Although the rules around the sale of alcohol may be stricter than in other areas, there are still lots of places to choose from. Thankfully, nearly every spectrum of travel style is covered by Dubai’s plentiful choice of hotels. And yes, many have…

United States

Hipmunk Hotels: Creative Food Festivals in Keystone, Ashland, and Glendale

June 22, 2016

I’ve been covering a lot of food festivals here on The Wandering Gourmand and in my freelance writing. My recent interest in food festivals is peaked for a variety of reasons. First, food festivals help further define the “eat local” movement by highlighting local ingredients and their many creative uses. Second, many food festivals honor local traditions that date back generations. Third, as most of these festivals are family friendly, they are…

The Best Denver Craft Beer Festivals that AREN’T the Great American Beer Festival

June 15, 2016

Yes, the Great American Beer Festival is amazing and an event that every craft beer faithful should make a pilgrimage to at least once in their lifetime. However, it’s massively overwhelming as it attracts nearly every craft brewery from across the country. It doesn’t really provide beer tourists with a true taste of the local craft beer scene for which the Mile High City and state of Colorado is so well known….

Brewery Snapshot: Yellowhammer Brewing in Huntsville, Alabama

June 13, 2016

Of all the breweries that I visited in Huntsville, Alabama, I was most anticipating Yellowhammer Brewing. I had no real “beer” reason for my interest. I had never sampled their product before, nor had I even heard of Yellowhammer Brewing. However, the reaction of every brewer I met on my Huntsville beer tour told me there was something special going on at Yellowhammer Brewing. The conversations all went like this:…

Europe, Food

Experience the New French Culinary Adventure

June 10, 2016

As Chef Sidney Bond of Le Calabash often says when talking about current affairs, “It’s a mad world that we live in.” With terrorist events stretching from Brussels to California to Bangladesh, I couldn’t agree with him more. Yet, as I sat in Le Calabash’s authentic French country kitchen getting ready to enjoy A French Culinary Adventure’s welcome dinner, a Taste of the Loire Valley, I couldn’t feel further away from that madness. On the first day of the tour, my group gathered…

Travel, Travel Tips

21 Essential Tips for A Successful Road Trip with a Baby

June 6, 2016

The midnight feedings were over and Deacon was mostly sleeping through the night. Thus, we decided to embark on our first family mini-vacation. Over Easter weekend, we took our first road trip with a baby to visit grandma and grandpa in The Villages, Florida. While the prospect of an eight-hour road trip with a baby might sound like a recipe for disaster, it really wasn’t. We did a lot of research on…

A Guide to Tokyo Craft Beer

June 3, 2016

What I love most about the craft beer movement is that it’s not isolated to any one country. Sure, the United States may appear to be at the forefront, but wherever I go on my travels — from Barcelona to Cape Town to Rome — I find a birth in the local craft beer movement that is unique to the city or country. Japan, and Tokyo in particular, is no exception to…

Travel

Things to Know When Attending Starkbierfest in Munich

Kayem Artisan Sausage Food Truck Competition at NoDa Brewing

Hotel Review – King and Prince Resort in Saint Simons Island, Georgia

A Guide to Beer in Dubai

Hipmunk Hotels: Creative Food Festivals in Keystone, Ashland, and Glendale

The Best Denver Craft Beer Festivals that AREN’T the Great American Beer Festival

Brewery Snapshot: Yellowhammer Brewing in Huntsville, Alabama

Experience the New French Culinary Adventure

21 Essential Tips for A Successful Road Trip with a Baby

A Guide to Tokyo Craft Beer

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