Category: american food

Rick Steves’ Europe: Ciao Chow: Italians on American Food

When Italians sit down together for dinner, a special joy combusts from their mutual love of good eating: the flavors, the steam, the memories, the dreams … the edible heritage. Food is a favorite topic of conversation. And it seems every Italian has an opinion about American food. During one long Italian meal, my friend…


Ciao Chow: Italians on American Food

When Italians sit down together for dinner, a special joy combusts from their mutual love of good eating: the flavors, the steam, the memories, the dreams … the edible heritage. Food is a favorite topic of conversation. And it seems every Italian has an opinion about American food. During one long Italian meal, my friend…


Going Chicago-Style

“I’ll take a dawg, run it troo da gahden, in a paper bag ta go,” said my friend Danny Higgins, adopting a strong Chicago accent as he explained how to order the works on a hot dog in his city. We sat eating a couple of dogs together at Mustard’s Last Stand near Northwestern University’s…


Eating Close to Home: A Farmer-Cook’s Advice for Eating Locally, Wherever You Are

In September 2018, Andrea Bemis embarked on a life-changing journey—one that brought her closer than ever to home. Bemis, an organic farmer, food blogger (DishingUpTheDirt.com), and cookbook author living in north central Oregon, had an epiphany earlier that year, while grabbing a can of coconut milk from her pantry: Despite a decade of farming and…