Travel: Southern Vermont

Aaaaaaaaaand I'm back!  My small business consulting company is well on its way, so I finally have time to post about our trip to Vermont in June.  You're probably thinking "Vermont in June? There's no beach there!  Don't people only go there to ski?"  Well, all of those skiers are missing out on the local culinary amazing-ness that is summer in Vermont.

Travel: Florence (Part 2)

On our first night and last night in Firenze, we ate at Sant'Agostino 23, a little restaurant a few blocks from Jess and Julia's apartment.   The staff was friendly, remembered us the second time we went (and "saved" our same table for us), and the food was to die for.  Pics after the jump...

Travel: Florence (Part 1)

We recently returned from a week-long stint in Florence visiting two good friends (Jess and Julia) who are living there.  We ate in, had some meals out, and drank a lot of caffe macchiati (oh, and saw some of the world's most famous art).  Details after the jump...

Travel: Pinxtos in Hondarribia, Spain

We just got back from 5 days in Hondarribia (Fuenterrabia),  Spain.  Hondarribia is a small town outside of San Sebastian* in the northeast of Basque Country, on the border of France.  We were there for the wedding of one of my very best friends (congrats Jenna and Chris!).  While everyone was admiring the architecture and landscape, I was admiring the food, especially the pintxos ("peent-chos").  Pintxos are the Basque version of tapas - small plates, slightly larger than traditional tapas, served at most bars starting after siesta and continuing on through closing.  Some friends were couch surfing for the wedding, and their hosts (local Hondarribian 20-somethings), took us to their favorite pintxos place.  Details and pics after the jump...