Happy New Year, Everyone! In honor of 2009 – here are some global food traditions. According to Epicurious, some particularly auspicious foodgroups from around the world include: grapes, greens, fish, pork, legumes, and cakes. Sustainable table has even more good luck food traditions, including eating twelve grapes at midnight in Latin America and Spain, lentils in Brazil and Vasilopita, a cake with a coin inside of it, in Greece.
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Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas, Everybody
This is a picture I personally took a few weeks ago. Santa and Mrs. Claus apparently like Rosati’s Pizza after a long day on the job. Happy Holidays everyone – happy eating!
Feliz Cumpleaños, ETW!
Happy 1st Birthday, Eating the World!
Yes, this blog is one year old today. It’s been a good first year. We have thus far eaten 54 out of the 194 nations recognized by the US Department of State (27.8%). In the upcoming year we hope to knock off a few more countries (we’re coming for you, Ecuador…). Thanks for following us on our adventures!
P.S. Contrary to the above picture, if Eating the World had a birthday cake, it would definitely be chocolate.
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Another Roadtrip!
This past weekend M and I went to Minneapolis – St. Paul to visit our friend Katie. While there we tried some pretty great food – Stay tuned.
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Chicago to Philly Road Trip Eats
The eaters just recently completed a roadtrip for a wedding out east, and will be presenting posts over the next few weeks related to our eating adventures in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. We will be talking about a few good local pitstops, good ethnic groceries and even some new cuisines we haven’t tried out before. Stay tuned!
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Eating St. Martin/Sint Maarten
In the next couple weeks, I (L), will be writing a comprehensive run-down of my eating experiences in St. Martin/Sint Maarten (and my day trip to St.Barths). The Caribbean island of St. Martin/Sint Maarten is unique because the North half is controlled by the French and is part of the French West Indies, while the South half is part of the Netherlands Antilles.
This means 2 languages and 2 currencies all on an island smaller than 20 square miles (I should note that the flags I used here are the locally-used flags – the Official flag of French St. Martin is simply the French flag)!
However, the island has benefited from this European culinary tradition, and many French chefs start out in St. Martin to hone their skills. Plus, of course, there was lots of excellent seafood and rich local food traditions. Stay tuned!
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The Eaters Meet Stephanie Izard!
We were having brunch today at Milk and Honey Cafe, a popular breakfast place in Wicker Park, when we noticed lounging in the outside seating area was none other than Chicago’s own Stephanie Izard, this season’s winner of Top Chef. Stephanie was our favorite contestant on the show from the start, and as Chicago natives ourselves we were thrilled when her innovative style and friendly, sincere personality took the top prize in the show. Not wanting to pass up the opportunity, I (M) went up to chat with her. So friendly! Immediately asked my name and said it was nice to meet me before I could even congratulate her on her win. I asked about her new restaurant, slated to open to replace her now-closed Scylla. She said there is no current location or name, but as soon as the inspiration strikes, plans will be in the works. It should be open in the Spring of 2009, and she advised that we check her website for updates.For what seems like great food from a genuinely down-to-earth celebrity, the Eaters will definitely be in line when it opens.
Foodie without a camera
I’m [L] starting to get irritated that I no longer have a camera. After 5 trusty years, my Canon died a sputtering death on my trip to Philadelphia in March. I guess it was its time, but being without a camera is really cramping my food blogging style! Many of the pictures on the site are courtesy of M, but we don’t alway eat together, which accounts for the photo-less posts. Anyone have suggestions for a good foodie camera (good in low light, good macro, small size)? I’m hoping to get a new one this summer.
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Plantains, Piragua and Mofongo…
We’re back from Puerto Rico – food updates to follow. We plan to update our Puerto Rico food finds in series (one post each Saturday) rather than all in a row, to avoid plantain overload!
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2007 ETW Awards
Our 2007 culinary adventure now over, it’s time to take a look back at our “best-of” picks for the past 365 days:
Best Overall Dining Experience
Au Village
86 Avenue Parmentier 75011
Paris, France
Exquisitely prepared, inexpensive Senegalese fare served in a cramped, eclectic, and vibrant environment. It was packed with locals, yet we felt like regulars as soon as we walked through the door. The best dining experience of the year inspired us to create this blog.
Best Service
Rose Tattoo Cafe
19th and Callowhill St.
Philadelphia, PA 19130
The eaters were having a something of a bad day, and decided to give this upscale bistro a try. Our waitress gave us perfect recommendations, attentive service, and by the end of the meal had single-handedly turned our day around. This is the only time M has ever told the management to send his compliments to the waitstaff.
Best Value
Mickie’s Dairy Bar
1511 Monroe Street
Madison, WI 53711
$5 (cash-only) gets you two huge plate-sized pancakes, one of which is plenty for a single person. L and M go there every time they’re both in Madison, choosing from their favorite varieties: Strawberry pancakes, Chocolate Chip, and Cornmeal. A classic diner that looks much as it did when it opens in the 1950s, we challenge anyone to find a better Saturday breakfast for under $3 per person.
Best Dessert
Canady le Chocolatier
824 S. Wabash
Chicago, IL
Awesome gelatos and cannoli in a convenient south-loop location. And Michael Canady is seemingly always there to greet you with a smile. See our previous post on Canady‘s goodness.
Best Fast Food
Maoz Vegetarian
248 South Street
Philadelphia, PA
This European-based (originally Dutch) vegetarian stop opened its first US branch in Philadelphia, and since has opened two more (another in Philly and one in New York City). The small eatery serves make-your-own falafel pitas with all the toppings, plus the best Belgian fries this side of the Atlantic (Belgian fries are thicker cut and heartier than their smaller French cousins). $6 gets you a great, tasty, five-minute meal – and a definite return trip. They need to open one in Chicago!
Best Snack
Hannah’s Bretzel
180 W. Washington Street
Chicago, IL
We previously called Hannah’s Bretzel a “revelation” – and we meant it. Go here. Take twenty minutes to examine the scores of gourmet chocolates on the wall. Pick one, and judge it by its artistic label. Then go to the counter and order a Farmer Bretzel with a tasty spread, like boursin or nutella. Eat your bretzel, eat your chocolate, and realize the amazing snack/lunch eatery you just discovered.
You’ll thank us later.
the finer things club
expect to see here within the next few weeks rotating reviews of awesome international cheese, chocolates, tea and other similar…finer things.
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FTC: Teas all over the world
{{photo: Wall of Teapots at Mariage Frères, Paris}}
Teas in our cabinets right now: did we mention we love tea? favorites have *
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Low hanging fruit [yum]
There’s definitely some low-hanging fruit we can pick off here. These following restaurants are missing from our repertoire, and we know we can hit them fairly easily: Poland, Belize, Philippines, Austria, Cambodia, Russia.
We even found an Uzbek restaurant, but I wouldn’t consider that low-hanging fruit….
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Welcome to our world!
Welcome to “Eating the world” – our new blogging adventure (with lots of food).
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Eating The World 