THE NEW GEOGRAPHY OF TASTE The philosophy of the zero kilometer menu or km zero, as Italian producers first called it, means every ingredient on the plate travels the shortest possible distance between soil and table. What emerges in practice is an…
PHOTO GALLERY The Iconic Red Riverside Houses The iconic ochre and rust red wooden houses along the Porvoonjoki river has been a symbol of the city since the medieval trading era. Now converted to restaurants, cafes, bars and local boutique…
AN AFTERNOON IN MONTEPULCIANO The crown jewel of the Tuscan region (no points for guessing) is its world class red wines. Yet so many tastings today feel rushed and clinical, an item to check off rather than an experience to…
IVALO – FINLAND | AN ANNIVERSARY STORY If someone had told me a decade ago that I would one day cross a frozen river flanked by reindeer, be pulled through a snow blanketed forest by a pack of wild eyed…
When a packed Norwegian airline can provide me with only a middle seat in the aircraft but my co passenger gently asks if I would like to take her window seat, I instantly know this is a sign of an amazing…
