Foodie Travel Near & Far (adventures in eating & drinking + food, cooking & fun guides)

By C.R. Luteran

Come travel with me on these gastronomic-geo journeys indulging in food & drink in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, India, Italy, Japan, Malta, Morocco, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tha

• Language: English
• Publisher: u go near and far Tiny Press
• Release date: May 11, 2021
• ISBN: 9781733316125

C.R. Luteran

C. R. Luteran is based in the UK where she is a freelance travel writer in the fields of travel, tourism, and Food & Beverage. She holds a Marketing & Business degree from the University of Scranton and a Professional Certificate in Marketing & Advertising from New York University's School of Continuing Education. She attended Book Passage's Travel Writers & Photographers Conference. While NYC was home for 17 years where she worked in Silicon Alley & the garment district, she still considers Philadelphia her home away from home.

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I’m most thankful for the gift of sight which has allowed me to see the world and what I’m eating.

Unfortunately, not all people have food to eat, so I will be using some of the proceeds from the sale of this book, to help in the fight against hunger through donations to the following organizations:

Feeding America

World Central Kitchen

City Harvest (NYC)

East Hampton Food Pantry (NY)

Food 1st Foundation (NYC)

Garces Foundation

Island Food Pantry

(Martha’s Vineyard, MA)

St. Francis of Assisi Kitchen (Scranton, PA)

The Trussell Trust (UK)

Welcome Table Soup Kitchen (NYC)

A donation will be made to the Alzheimer’s Association in loving memory of my father.

Come travel with me on these gastronomic-geo journeys indulging in food & drink in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, India, Italy, Japan, Malta, Morocco, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, UK, USA, and the Caribbean.

Whet your appetites and quench your thirst with these 100 epicurean bite-sized vignettes and short stories. Let this travelogue excite, nourish, comfort, and connect you to people and places near and far. Get a sense of place through these local foodie encounters.

Create your own foodie adventures using the Food & Drink Guides and Cookbooks Resources sections wherever you are.

Includes Navigation section for getting there and Burning Calories section to bike/walk it off.

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u go near & far Tiny Press

First Paperback Edition.

Published in the USA & UK

Copyright © 2021

by C.R. Luteran

C.R. Luteran asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

A catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN 9781733316125

All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any electronic/digital or mechanical means, including photocopying, magnetic tape, information storage & retrieval systems, or audio recording, without the prior written consent/permission of the Publisher.

NOTE: Dining & Drinking establishments, places, or services mentioned in the guides sections of this book were personally experienced or recommended by trusted sources. They are meant to provide guidance and their details are subject to change. The publisher is not to be held liable for any unsatisfactory visit or service provided from any resource mentioned in this book.

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It took almost 30 years to write this book and to eat the world. The goal was to write a book about food & culture from a traveler’s near & far experiences for others to enjoy and use as a guide.

I want to thank my family & friends for encouraging me to publish this book, however, possible. There were times when I almost gave up, but I kept on going like that little blue Sri Lankan train chugging up into the hilly green and misty fields dotted with tea plants.

I’m not a famous chef. I’m just someone who likes to eat and cook food. I cook by taste and never write my ad hoc recipes down, so I can kind of sort of make the same dish twice, but a little bit different each time. I’m an unknown writer, also, but a seasoned traveler. Of course, global events occurred in 2019/2020 which canceled or made attendance at major book fairs such as London, NY, or Frankfurt difficult or impossible, but where there’s a will there’s a way, even if it’s not via the traditional method.

The Greek word, meraki, made this book possible.

ENJOY!

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

How to Read This Book

ASIA (SOUTH)

INDIA

New Delhi

A Dry Day

A Cooking Class with Delhi Magic

SRI LANKA (CEYLON)

Nuwara Eliya

A Tea Plantation, Tour & Tasting

ASIA

JAPAN

Faking it with Plastic Food

Osaka

CUPNOODLES MUSEUM

Tokyo

Ordering Noodles via a Vending Machine

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Sushi for Breakfast?

HONG KONG

A Tea Lover’s Paradise

THAILAND

Bangkok

Insects Anyone?

Food at the Floating Markets

Hom Hostel & Cooking Club

Thai Food & Drink in Plastic Bags

SINGAPORE

Chewing Gum was Banned?

Crazy Rich Asians: Where Does Astrid Eat?

AUSTRALIA

The Avocado Farmer in Queensland

The Works Burger & The Freakshake

CARIBBEAN

Jamaica

Chicken Gumbo or Chikungunya?

Saint Lucia

Bananas & Banana Ketchup

Island Food & Drink

Cacao Beans and Chocolate

From a Coconut to Coconut Water

Every Island has Their Own Beer

Every Island has Their Own Rum

EUROPE

AUSTRIA

Vienna

Sachertorte & Viennese Coffeehouses

BULGARIA

That’s a Bottle of Beer?

CROATIA

The Zero-Waste Orange

CZECH REPUBLIC

Karlovy Vary

Becherovka’s Secret Recipe

ESTONIA

Marzipan & Onions

FRANCE

French Sweets that Start with C & M

Paris

Macarons not Macaroons

Chocolat Chaud at Angelina

FRANCE & ITALY

Both Countries do Cheese & Wine so Well

GERMANY

Frankfurt

The Würste Wheel

GREECE

Greek Sweets, Greek Food & Greek Drinks

Athens

Fighting over Sardines at Lunch

Crete-Rethymno

The Phyllo Dough Maker and His Wife

Kea (Cyclades)

Aristaios, Greek Grocery Store

GREECE & POLAND

Kind of Like a Bagel: Greece’s Koulouri & Poland’s Obwarzanek Krakowski

IRELAND

Growing Up Irish & St. Patrick’s Day

ITALY

Milan

Live Coffee Theater

ITALY & GREECE

Drinking Coffee in Italy and Greece

MALTA

Pastizz & Pastizzi

POLAND

Kraków

Eating Pierogi with the Local Gals

The Polish Milk Bar

Polish Cuisine

PORTUGAL

Port, Custard Tarts, Sardines & Cod

SPAIN

Paella in Princeton & Madrid

SLOVENIA

Lake Bled

Bled Cream Cake

NORTH AFRICA

MOROCCO

Fez

A Slow-Cooked Tagine at Café Clock

Moroccan Mint Tea

NORDICA & SCANDINAVIA

ICELAND

Reykjavík

White Russians at the Lebowski Bar

Happy Hour Guide

SWEDEN

South of Stockholm

Swedish Meatballs at IKEA

Fika at IKEA

Stockholm

The Lakrits Street Vendor

CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA

ARGENTINA

Buenos Aires

pickupthefork.com

Steak

PANAMA

Panama City

Rum and Ceviche

UK (ENGLAND)

The Full English Breakfast

The Sunday Roast

Drinking Tea in England

Cream Tea

East London

A Bar in a Taxidermy Museum?

London

A Pharmacy in an Art Gallery?

Biscuiteers really takes the biscuit!

Borough Market is a Foodie’s Paradise

The Chocolate Show London

ITALY & USA

Eating Pizza in Naples & Chicago

DENMARK, SWEDEN, UK & USA

Hygge, Fika, Tea & Coffee Breaks

UK & USA

Curry: East London & NYC’s East Village

UK, USA & ITALY

Shrimp Scampi

Eating a Meal

USA

CA

Southern CA

California Avocado Festival

San Francisco

Chocolate, Fish & Sourdough Bread

Santa Barbara

The Urban Wine Trail & The Funk Zone

FL

Key West

Kermit’s Key West Key Lime Shoppe

Bars, Clothing Optional & Hemingway

GA

Atlanta

World of Coca-Cola

LA

New Orleans

Weather Resistant Cajun & Creole Cuisine

MA

Vineyard Haven (Martha’s Vineyard)

How Can a Vineyard Be Dry?

MD

Whitehaven

The Red Roost Crabhouse & Restaurant

MI

Detroit

Mexicantown

NJ

Atlantic City

Salt Water Taffy

NY

NYC

Bird’s Nest Soup & Shark Fin Soup

Food Shopping in NYC’s Chinatown

Chocolate Bars at Dylan’s Candy Bar

NYC (City Island)

New England Seafood in the Bronx?

NYC & The Hamptons

Food: Sex, Orgasms & The Affair

OR

Portland

Salt & Straw’s Crazy Ice Cream Flavors

PA

Lancaster

Amish Food

Philadelphia

A Taste of Summer Mural

World Flavors at Reading Terminal Mkt

Philly Cheesesteaks

SC

Charleston

Lowcountry Cuisine

WASHINGTON, D.C

Eating Native Cuisine

LAST BUT NOT LEAST

Food: Colors, Scents, Sounds & Textures

Foodie Trends

Strange Foods All Over the World

A World of Salads

Christmas Foods & Christmas Markets

DIY COOKING

COOKBOOKS

COOKING CLASSES & SCHOOLS

FOODIE TV COOKING SHOWS

FOOD PODCASTS:

FOOD & DRINK FUN

MOVIES

BOOKS

FOOD ACTIVITIES

TOURS & WALKS

FOOD FESTIVALS

FOOD GUIDES

RESTAURANT GUIDES & APPS

FOOD DELIVERY SERVICES

FOOD HALLS & FOOD MARKETS

FARMERS’ MARKETS

GOURMET GROCERY STORES

ASIAN

AVOCADO

BREAD

BURGERS

CAKES

CANDY

CARIBBEAN

CHEESE

CUPCAKES

DOUGHNUTS

FISH & CHIPS

FISH MARKETS

GREEK

GELATO

ICE CREAM

ITALIAN

PIZZA

POLISH

NORDICA/SCANDINAVIA

STREET FOOD MARKETS

VEGGIE

CHOCOLATE RESOURCES GUIDES

CHOCOLATE STUFF

CHOCOLATE EVENTS

CHOCOLATE MUSEUMS

CHOCOLATE RESTAURANTS

CHOCOLATE SHOPS

HOT CHOCOLATE VENUES

COCKTAIL STUFF

DIY COCKTAILS

DRINKS GUIDES

BARS & PUBS GUIDES

BEER TOURS

DRINK MUSEUMS

WINE MUSEUMS

WINE TOURS & TASTINGS

HOT DRINKS GUIDES

COFFEE SHOPS

TEA TASTING TOURS & MUSEUMS

WHERE TO TAKE TEA

COFFEE, TEA & BOOKS CAFÉS

GETTING THERE

TRAVEL RESOURCES

NAVIGATION

PUBLIC BIKE SHARE SOURCES

BURNING CALORIES

WALKS

STEPS

CONTINUING FUN WITH THE AUTHOR

NOTES OF GRATITUDE

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for buying this book.

Look. Listen. Smell. Taste. Sip.

Come travel with me on these gastronomic journeys. If you’re an armchair traveler, I hope they bring a place’s cuisine home to your home.

Let these 100 bite-sized tasty vignettes and memoirs whet your appetites, tempt & satisfy your taste buds, excite, nourish, inspire, surprise, teach, and comfort you.

Get a sense of place and connect with people and places with each food & drink story.

Open wide to avoid any food FOMO and let the adventure begin! Eat with your whole body. Let your eyes & mouth partake in sensory experiences.

Dobrou chut´! Bon appétit! Guten Appetit!

Kalí órexi! Buon Appetito! Smacznego!

Desfrute de sua refeição! Smaklig spis!

Disfrute de su comida!

Enjoy your meal!

How to Read This Book

Feel free to read this foodie book any way you want to. There is no right or wrong way. Perhaps on an empty stomach is best? Read it from beginning to end, by country, continent or skip around indulging in a rich and gooey chocolate tale or a curry cooking class in India.

Food and drink are a big part of life and create memories. Memories (happy or crazy) are the best souvenirs!

Discover world flavors in your neighborhood with the Food & Drink Guides.

Forage for yourself with the handy dandy Food & Drinks guides whether you’re eating in, taking out, or getting a delivery. Perhaps cook up your own adventure with the DIY Cooking recommendations? Don’t worry, you can bike or walk it all off using the Burning Calories section.

Let the Fun guide’s book & movie section entertain you and transport you to other countries.

EATER BEWARE:

Places do come and go so please check open hours before venturing anywhere.

Dig In!

ASIA (SOUTH)

INDIA

New Delhi

A Dry Day

Really?!! A few days before a long-awaited dinner at The Spice Route at the Imperial Hotel; I received a rather confusing and disappointing e-mail from the restaurant. It stated that a dry day would be in effect that day. A dry day? The