FOOD & WINE ARTICLES


I love to write about food and wine, from its fundamental origins of how it is grown, handled, and gotten to market, to its ritual and symbolic aspects in how it is artistically prepared, shared and infused with meaning as much as with spices and seasonings.

I am a frequent contributor to TransitionsAbroad.com where I write vibrant culinary travel pieces on walking, eating, and drinking across Spain (the pilgrim's road to Santiago de Compostela, Rioja, Madrid, Northwestern Spain's markets...), France (food and wine of Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence...), Portugal (forthcoming pieces on Portuguese wine beyond port and eating well in Lisbon), Morocco (Feasting in Fez, Rabat's food markets...), and Germany (Berlin's music scene, restaurants, weekly open air markets...).

You might also enjoy visiting The Pilgrim's Way Cafe, where I share some delicious travel stories and recipes from around the world.


Please enjoy my articles on TransitionsAbroad.com. Read

Grinding Saffron. A story in
The Best Women's Travel Writing 2010: True Stories from Around the World. Winter 2010. Read

A Pilgrimage to Poblet and Pinot Noir in Catalonia.
TheExpeditioner.com. May 2009. Read

Touring the Food and Wine Regions of Southern France from Montpellier.
TransitionsAbroad.com. March 2009. Read

Walking, Eating, and Drinking Along the Road to Santiago de Compostela.
TransitionsAbroad.com. July 2008. Read

A Culinary Tour of Rioja.
TransitionsAbroad.com. July 2008. Read

Feasting in Fez.
Runner-up winner, 2008 Narrative Travel Writing Contest,
TransitionsAbroad.com.
February 2008. Read

Eating Well in Madrid.
TransitionsAbroad.com. December 2007. Read

Exploring the Diversity of Provence: The Foods, Wines, Markets, and Cultural Life of Avignon.
TransitionsAbroad.com. September 2007. Read

Food Markets in Rabat, Morocco.
TransitionsAbroad.com. September 2007. Read

Taking Tea in Morocco.
SouthSilkRoad.com. Summer 2007. Read

The Mother Hens of Andrin.
The Pennsylvania Gazette. May/June 2007. Read

Berlin's Diverse Restaurants.
TransitionsAbroad.com. February 2007 Read

Berlin's Weekly Markets.
TransitionsAbroad.com. January 2007. Read

What's Been Cooking? Profile on Laurie Burrows Grad, celebrity chef.
The Pennsylvania Gazette. Jan/Feb 2006. Read

The Covered and Weekly Market of Northwestern Spain--A Selective Tour.
TransitionsAbroad.com. December 2006. Read

Local Taste.
The Pennsylvania Gazette. Sept/Oct 2005 Read