“I’m Glad the Menu is in English.”
Last evening, my neighbor knocked at the door and gave me the menu from the Indian restaurant where they went for dinner. "Food is so good there, they barely speak English…", and saying this, she looked meaningful – and I understood, this meant "very authentic delicious food". The menu showed a...
Branding a City for International Tourism?
"Internationalization and branding of a tourism city" was the theme of the International Tourism City Forum 2010 which was held in Sofitel Hangzhou, China. 18 countries from around the world where represented at this forum. This conference was sponsored by the International Tourism Marketing...
“Feast in the Mountains” – Whistler’s Unique Celebration
This time being in Beautiful British Columbia, I passed Vancouver and continued driving Highway 99, the Sea to Sky Highway, up to Whistler, the Host Mountain Resort of the 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Filled with utmost curiosity I was off to an event in Whistler's Rebagliati Park...
The “American Track” is international – www.amtrak.com
Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) is the transportation for enjoying the journey while traveling the US, as well as Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal in Canada. Amtrak took its international approach very thorough and translated its entire content into Spanish and German...
10th Anniversary of Chef Wayne in Andaluca
Yesterday, I was honored being a guest at Chef Wayne's 10-year anniversary at Andaluca. I liked the warm welcome by the Chef himself, the background music creating the Andaluca atmosphere, and the delicious food that puzzled my taste buds with new sensations (I definitely want to go back to taste...
Tender at the Bone – Continued
A Spanish bistro in the heart of the city, in a house individually shaped through history since 1930, with murals depicting a fairy tale from the founder of modern Russian literature, Alexander Pushkin, with just enough seating that the Chef can greet every guest personally and still cook their...
Greetings from the Oberlausitz
Last Saturday, we scheduled our spring house cleaning. As we are all from different parts of Germany, I decided to make a special dish from the region where I was born, the Oberlausitz . Quark-Keulchen What does it mean? Quark [qvark] after Wikipedia "is a type of fresh cheese of Central European...
Rising food costs invokes creativity in restaurants
Janet Podolak of The News-Herald, Willoughby, the OhioMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News wrote an about the reactions restaurateurs take in order to cope with the constantly rising prices of food. The rising costs of flours, eggs and produce are hitting independent restaurateurs. Additionally, they...