food
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An Embarrassment of Mangoes—A Caribbean Interlude: Ann Vanderhoof
Published by Crown, 2004, 320 pages Imagine giving up your everyday life—the constant running against the clock, crazy working hours, cold grey winters—and sailing to the Caribbean. Something we all dream about in a sort of if-only way. But Ann… Continue reading
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On The Noodle Road—From Beijing to Rome with Love and Pasta: Jen Lin-Liu
by Jen Lin-Liu Published by Riverhead Books, 2013, 400 pages Food and travel—what’s not to like? This is a book about food across cultures—in this case, pasta in all its forms (I use the term to include noodles, dumplings, etc.).… Continue reading
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Italy—100 Locals Tell You Where To Go, What To Eat & How To Fit In: Gigi Griffis
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014, 322 pages. If your way of traveling is to rush through places, ticking them off your list, then this book is not for you. If, however, you want to really get to know… Continue reading
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The Olive Route—A Personal Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean: Carol Drinkwater
Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2006, 448 pages. Carol Drinkwater is passionate about the olive tree—she has an olive grove in Provence—and this book is about her search for its history around the Mediterranean through Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Malta, Tunisia,… Continue reading
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