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Fried plantain is bomb, and this is not up for debate ;)

I wrote this post a year ago. I never published it. But, today, a debate about food (fried plantains specifically) brought it back to...

#FoodTalk: Let's talk about Greek food

Upon my return from Greece, the first question Hubs asked was "how was the food?". I named our favourite Greek restaurant in Ottawa and...

Food fight: A battle over baklava

I love food tours. You get to learn all about food and the history behind certain dishes. While participating in a food tour in Athens,...

How to enjoy foreign cuisine

I'm a foodie. I enjoy eating a little more than I should. Trust me.

The Lebanese Festival (at Saint Elias) in Ottawa is the bomb!

A very good friend of ours is of Lebanese descent (let’s call him Friend, in this piece). He speaks Arabic—with an accent, he says—and is...

Cuban cuisine: the good, the bad and the (very) ugly

Tasting some authentic Cuban food was at the top of my list during my trip there last May. My mission: 1) compare Cuban cuisine to...

That time I ate alligator balls

We drove down to New Orleans from Atlanta as part of a—rather hilarious and eventful—road trip through four southern states. We arrived...

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