Eats in Puerto Escondido: Oaxaca's Golden Beaches
Oaxaca is a region in Mexico known for being the root to Mexico’s mother ingredients. Did you know it was the first cuisine to receive the UNESCO culinary heritage status?
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Travel Food Blogs
Eats in Bra, Italy
A typical Saturday in Bra as a Gastronome would look a little bit like this... ✨ sourcing the best ingredients to have a fresh and easy lunch!
Ate in Terra Madre 2022
This was my first time experiencing the iconic ✨Terra Madre✨ Salone del Gusto in the city of Torino. This project was brought to life by the Slow Food movement, following the manifesto of building a bridge to bring together a network of producers working to establish a system of good, clean, and fair foods.
Eats in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Netherlands is a multicultural melting pot with colorful markets, water cannels covered with trees, bridges filled with bikes and flowers, vibrant street-food, and an array of authentic restaurants from all over the world. In terms of food and why it such an attractive destination for Gastronomes, The Netherlands is a leader in sustainable and circular economy systems withing businesses and individuals. They host, incubate, and accelerate the Research & Development of plant-based and plant-forward practices. Additionally, lets not forget they are one of the most bike friendly nations in the world, incentivizing the reduction of carbon footprint and increase of active lifestyles.
Eats in Mexico City, Mexico
After 7 years of not returning to one the most vibrant, diverse, and delicious countries I have ever visited, I made it back to visit one of the OG little miracles, Paola! I landed in the City of Mexico, hungry and ready to conquer along my best friend and local. I had 8 days, just enough time to wander around the city, visit all the local markets, get lost in the street bazaars, try all the varieties of tacos, talk to street vendors, eat chapulines (aka crickets), and collect jumping magical beans.
Eats in a Homemade Earth Oven
Have you ever heard of earth ovens? Pit cooking? Peruvian Pachamanca? Mexican Pib? Or Hawaiian imu?
My Staple Recipes
Shakshuka alla So
I can still remember the day I took a bite of my first Shakshuka. I was back in Colombia, having brunch with my family, in some cute café. I was the only one who ordered a "weird" brunch item. My parents and little brother love the "all time staples", "the classic", "the simplest one", whereas me... Oh man, I am the queen of extra when it comes to food. It took me a while to embrace my own curiosity and hunger, which nowadays makes me who I am, and I love it.
Green Goddess alla So
This cilantro avocado and lime crema is a must whenever you want a tangy, spicy, and smooth dipping sauce in your meal. It goes great with chips, patacones, arepas, potatoes, roasted vegetables, and even schmeared into a sandwich.
Risotto alla So
I am might be obsessed with RiSophie, sorry, Risotto.
Patacones alla So
Patacones are my Tita's favorite food in this world. Growing up and even now, she demands her patacones on the table for lunch everyday. Although they are not quite the super food, as they are double fried and generously salted, they are crispy and so satisfying to enjoy with any meal.
Arepas alla So
My Food Journal
World Water Day
Back in Colombia, having two last names is the norm. Your first last name is your father's, and your second is your mother's. Growing up, I would avoid telling people what my last name was, because it would lead to silly name-calling. With time I grew up to realize its uniqueness and powerful meaning. That's why now, I don't stop myself from showcasing and celebrating it.
Korean Temple Cuisine
The more I learn about South Korea and its food, the more curious I get to travel there. It was through my sister and Chef, Lisa that I first experience homemade South Korean traditional food. She had the fortune to live in South Korea for a couple years and of course, became a master in making some of the most iconic foods from there.
Seasonal & Intuitive Cooking
More and more we learn the importance of mindful and intuitive eating and cooking. It refers to a mindset that respects and empowers your physical and mental health honoring your time, desires, satisfactions, lifestyle and even budget. It is the liberty to decide what to eat, when to eat it, where to buy it, how to cook it, and how to eat it. It is a very important subject we many times dont consider due to societal rules. What we don't realize is that being more in tune with this intuitive actions, we will be happier and healthier.
Missing home a bit, what to do?
The first time I left Colombia to live abroad, I was 16 years old.
2023, here we come!
Although new year resolutions are kinda not my type of thing, simply because we should not wait for a new year to try to better ourselves, this year I will try to follow a more plant-forward mentality.
Food Culture
Hidden Wood Fire Oven
Pocapaglia, Poca Poca, or Pocapulco is a small town in between Bra and Pollenzo. Although secluded from the busy Città di Bra, many students from the University of Gastronomic Sciences live there for foraging opportunities, more green than grey, and maybe for its (open to the public) wood fire oven. If there is something you must know, I am someone committed to have her own wood fire oven, even if that means settling on a city to live in 😂.
Colombian Arepas
Its crazy how we don't realize how much we will miss something, until we can't have it. This is what happened to me the first time I moved out of parent's house. I was 16 years old, and decided to do an exchange year with a French family in the south of France. I was young, yes, but I was so ready to feel some sort of independence. I still remember the morning after I arrived, I had to wake up in this unfamiliar house, and try to find my place in their routine and lifestyle. The goal was for me to master the French language, and with the little I understood and spoke, it felt extremely intimidating. Breakfast was the only meal of the day we would enjoy on our own, so we could decide at what time, or what to eat. That first day, the only thing I wanted was my Arepa with butter, salt, cheese, and a fried egg on top, my staple breakfast back home. Now that I could have it as easily, I realized how much it comforted me.
ItaloEmpanada
After being in Italy for a couple months, and studying about Gastronationalism (or culinary nationalism), I couldn't stop thinking of ways to Colombianize Italian food, or Italianize Colombian food. In order to make it possible and avoid any controversies (or deportation), I needed to do it with a group of Italian Gastronomes. And so we did, and honestly it was the night Italy and Colombia came together and made magic!
Alps Night
My friends from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland wanted to bring us over to the alps for a night to enjoy some of their staples. I lived in Switzerland for two years and something that I truly miss is their impecable bread selection. Even in gas stations you will find some of the freshest, softest, and delicious bread. I was so happy to realize we were going to enjoy some Zopf throughout the dinner, it is this breaded breakfast bread, slightly sweet but crunchy in the crust.
Colombian Brunch?
10 months ago, I packed my bags in Colombia after moving from Switzerland, the country that became my home during the hardest times this generations has been though, the Covid pandemic. Even though I hadn't been able to see my family for close to two years, I knew my future was in Italy. I had decided to embark into a more specified career, one related to food culture, communication, and marketing, and so I applied and got accepted into a program offering that