Citrus Notes, Food & Drink, France, italy, Recipes, Review, What's Happening

Snap the peel to make the perfect Martini

Want to make the perfect Martini? Well it’s all in the squeeze, apparently. Get a sliver of fresh lemon or orange peel about 4-5cm long and about 1.5cm wide at the middle, pinch the longer edges in you fingers and ‘snap’ over your cocktail, says Richard Ehrlich, martini aficionado, prolific food writer and stalwart of […]

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Lobsters & chocolate! Five quirky festivals across Central America

Central America’s annual festivals reflect ancient traditions while embracing new, modern customs, often resulting in people enjoying time in some unusual places. Here is a taster from visitcentroamerica.com of some of the top festival/foodie destinations across Central American. Feria de la Mascarada, COSTA RICA. March 28 – 31, 2016 The “Feria de la Mascarada”, a […]

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A growing appetite for food tourism

Travelling to experience local foods, drinks and imaginative places to eat is rising to the top of many people’s bucket list. Whether you’re after tasting single estate chocolate from Ecuador, tasting sheeps milk cheese from the Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo or taking a culinary trail around Poland … you can. I met these […]

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TED talks on food worth sharing

As a global phenomenon, TED has inspired millions of people through talks on topics as diverse as cultural identity, mindfulness, astro-physics and visual history of industrial America. TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) was born in southern California, reaching an audience intrigued by its strapline of ‘Ideas Worth Sharing’. Today TEDx groups around the world are springing […]

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Gastro tours in St Lucia for taste of Creole

Cap Maison, a boutique resort in the north of the Caribbean island of St Lucia, has introduced a new immersive gastronomy package for epicurean enthusiasts to try their hand at cooking (and eating), St Lucian-style. Guests will be able to forage in the St Lucian rainforest for island ingredients, discover plantations, food markets, local farms […]

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