Category Archives: Europe

The Ukraine Girls Really Knock Me Out

Roxolana Restaurant Pasadena, California (CLOSED) Historically Roxelana was a woman of Ukrainian ancestry who rose from status as a harem slave to Sultan Suleiman I (one of the most powerful sultans of the Ottoman Empire) to becoming his wife and … 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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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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Candy Is Dandy But Licorice Quicker

Licorice Not since Marmite has a substance either generated instantaneous revulsion or evoked a deep breath and a smile; to some it has the effect of Kryptonite, while others are instantly transported back to when they were children, walking out … Continue reading

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The Italian Job

Cecconi’s West Hollywood (Los Angeles) California Los Angeles is a multi-cultural mélange of ethnicity represented by people with roots around the globe, but unlike major cities on the east coast there’s a lack of an Italian presence. Back on the … Continue reading

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