just got back, and still recovering, from a great week down in the bahamas at club med’s columbus isle. chef erik peters, executive chef of club med, invited a group of us down to participate in a food and wine week at the village. having grown up going to club med every year with my family, i knew i was in for a fun week, but this exceeded my expectations.
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it is no secret that i am huge fan of bacon. well of the pig in general. when you take that belly and rub it with spices, salt and sugar and a little maple, let it soak up the flavor for a while then smoke it until it is just right…..that is one of the world’s perfect foods.
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Just starting to recover from a great weekend down in South Beach with my chef friend, Roger, at the annual Food and Wine festival. I have flown through Miami a number of times but this was my first time outside of the airport, and is now sure to be an annual stop.
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I have to admit that although over time I have consumed many bottles Evian water, I never really thought about where exactly it came from. For the past week I was lucky enough to stay in the beautiful small town where it is bottled….Evian, France on the Southern shore of Lake Geneva. I won a trip to the Evian Royal Resort through Bravo when I won the show and really had no idea what to expect. Being my first trip to Europe, I was just excited to get over the Atlantic.
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I have to say, Barcelona (of course pronounced BarTHelona) is a city I will for sure go back to, probably next time in the spring. There is just a great energy when walking through the narrow streets of the older neighborhoods. It almost feels like a movie set from hundreds of years ago that is just frozen in time. It feels very quaint and cozy and is just nice to wander through somewhat aimlessly.
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