Dining Around San Juan During Saborea “Saborea Puerto Rico, is a three-day food festival and celebration of classic and modern Puerto Rican food and drink — a wonderful gastronomic experience that also provided a chance to dine at some of San Juan’s classiest and most classic, trendiest and world-renowned restaurants.” Click here to read the…
Casa Cortes Chocolate Bar - About.com
Cortes ChocoBar: The Sweetest Shop in Old San Juan “Cortés chocolate is a staple for both consumers and retailers in the Caribbean, and this chocolate café, or chocolaterie, is a new venture for the company. The Cortes ChocoBar offers breakfast and lunch, a wine bar, and of course, lots and lots of chocolate, in many…
Saborea Puerto Rico Food Festival - About.com
Saborea: A Top Culinary Festival in Puerto Rico “Saborea Puerto Rico is the island’s premier annual culinary festival, held each spring in San Juan. Run by the Puerto Rico Hotel & Tourism Association, Saborea is held in tents on beautiful Escambron Beach and takes full advantage of its gorgeous setting. It’s an outdoor festival that’s…
Discover Mofongo, Puerto Rico’s Must-Try Food (About.com)
A piece I wrote for About.com: “What is one dish that people who visit Puerto Rico must try?” I got the chance to ask this question of several chefs who were participating at the Saborea food festival, held annually in the spring in San Juan. Four chefs were from Puerto Rico: Giovanna Huyke, the “Julia…
Lechón (Puerto Rican Pig Roast) - About.com + alternate ending
After a recent press trip to the Saborea Puerto Rico food festival, I wrote an article for About.com Caribbean Travel about lechón, Puerto Rico’s national dish. Loving Lechon in Puerto Rico Spit-roasted pork is a national treasure that brings friends and family together I grew up in New England, where a common festive meal was…
Tara’s: a real Irish family pub in Southern RI
I’ve only been there twice, but I’m a little smitten with Tara’s Tipperary Tavern right now. Before I get started, I want to warn you that this isn’t a place you can keep paleo (unless you order the obligatory salad). That’s not what this is about. There are things that sometimes trump food choices. Traditional Irish…
VGN New England: Shindig in Northampton
On Sunday, May 19, three of us New Englanders from the Village Green Network met up in Northampton, Mass. It was me, Lori Elliott of Our Heritage of Health, and Craig Fear of Fearless Eating. Northampton (Craig’s home) is a great city for nerds folks like us: a lot of good locally/sustainably/ethically-sourced real food, thriving local farms and businesses,…
A Visit with New England Grass Fed
I recently visited with self-identified “meat geek” Patrick Beck from New England Grass Fed. NEGF is a group of local farms devoted to raising animals with respect and gratitude. He told us about his farming methods and brought us around to tend the rabbits. I first met Pat at the South Kingstown Farmers Market in southern Rhode Island….