Author Archives: Val

Back To The Future

A trippy look backward and forwards, 2011-2012 I got a haircut last night; nothing drastic like a Mr. T Mandinka or a Vanilla Ice high top fade, just a shorter version of what I typically wear. This was as much … Continue reading

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Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fish

Ted Peters Famous Smoked Fish South Pasadena, Florida The words “Ted Peters” don’t readily roll off the tongue when asked to name a renowned destination for seafood; “smoked fish” is probably not one’s first guess for a culinary treatment to … Continue reading

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Waiter, This Soup Is Old

Oldest Restaurant in the World Sobrino de Botín, Madrid, Spain We often sit in slack-jawed wonder when our favorite bistro goes belly-up in less than a year, or when a popular gourmet food truck disappears off the road into the … Continue reading

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The Oysters Are Coming! The Oysters Are Coming!

Oldest Restaurant in the U.S. Union Oyster House, Boston, Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts is a city rich with history, including laying claim to being the birthplace of the American Revolution; the signal to riders to warn of British occupation, the Boston … Continue reading

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Who Cut The Cheese?

Raclette, Switzerland and France For millennia, cheese has been a part of almost every culture on earth capable of extracting milk from mammals in order to extend its shelf life. While some softer cheeses are fragile and are consumable for … Continue reading

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