Archive for the 'Food & Drink' Category

Espresso Machines are Easy to Use

The variety of home coffee makers continues to grow and expend in their optional features as well as designs, styles and models. And the recent growth in coffee shop popularity has also generated an increased interest in home espresso machines . However, many people are concerned that they are too complicated to use and have [...]

New Way to Eat Burgers in New York City

New York City offers the best wine and dine experience available anywhere in the world. It also has more of the best restaurants than any other city in the United States. However, walk into any food restaurant that sells burgers and you have a choice to make, either pick your favorite burger such as a [...]

Much Ado about Japanese Sake

To drink hot or cold sake? Hmmm, the age old question! In early years, sake was served hot, due to being stored in cedar tanks. The tanks resulted in sake that tasted woody, rougher, sweeter and fuller so serving it warm made the most sense. Sake is now stored in stainless steel, ceramic-lined tanks. Significant [...]

Dr Pepper Museum in Waco

Dallas is one of the country’s most interesting cities, and there are millions of visitors every year.  Some come to see friends and family, because it is perhaps one of the friendliest and most amiable places on earth.  Some come here to do business because of Dallas’ thriving industries, where the local charm is merged [...]

Vikram Chandra in Mumbai

Traveling to India is always a splendid thing.  There are many globetrotters who make it a regular stop, and there are those who make it a once in a lifetime thing, and it’s always a life-changing proposition.  It’s impossible to come here and not be touched in some significant way.  It’s almost as though some [...]

Manhattan’s Alphabet City

Not very long ago, Tompkins Square Park and the New York neighborhood of Alphabet City was home to many foreign refugees, many of them German.  It was also the ‘red light district’ of the city as recently as one hundred years ago.  By the 1950′s however the demographics of the neighborhood had changed, as the [...]

South African Cheeses

South African cheese quality is improving. So much so every year more and more Cheese festivals are popping up all around the country. South Africa Cheese Festivals remain a premier event with one of the widest cheese selections world round. Africa’s cheese’s are in serious competition with the USA and the UK. The South Africa [...]

The Feni of Goa

The most popular and famous drink in Goa is called Feni. It is served in many of the bars, restaurants and four star hotels. Goa is known for its Feni production, sometimes referred to as Fenny. This is one drink that has a very high alcohol content, and those not familiar with the effects should [...]

Civility in the City

Being a tourist in New York City can be a fairly intimidating experience. Most American suburbanites aren’t used to walking or accumulating the amount of mileage that’s necessary to traverse the city. The up and down of subway stairs can also be daunting. But all that is considered minor when you’re faced with the dilemma [...]

International Fair Celebrates Tea

The first International Tea Fair will be held in Hong Kong on August 13-15, 2009. The event is part of a series of Food and Health events that includes the HKTDC Food Expo 2009 and the International Conference and Exhibition of the Modernization of Chinese Medicine & Health Products 2009. All events will be held [...]

Food Television in New York

It seems like New York has always been famous for its food. From hot dogs and pizza sold at street stands to gourmet creations that originated in some of the city’s finest restaurants, New York is the birthplace of numerous recipes. The city also attracts the world’s best chefs who come to New York to [...]

Restaurants on Ibiza

Ibiza (locally known as Eivissa) is a Balearic Island in Spain that is (in)famous for its legendary nightlife. While the island has been working in recent years to overcome its “party island” atmosphere, one thing that remains a constant is the wonderful food available throughout the island. Whether you’re hanging out on popular beach or [...]