http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:53:45 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:08:38 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Eighteen-Healdsburg-restaurants-participate-in-Sonoma-wine-country-holiday-dinearound-Book-now?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner Cocktails before dinner at Cyrus during Healdsburg's 2008 dine-around. Below: A Bovolo option.One of Healdsburg’s most popular food-themed events on a packed holiday season calendar is the Strolling Dine Around. Eighteen local restaurants part... Bay Area Wine Jaunts Delicious Northern California Getaways Napa & Sonoma Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:08:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Eighteen-Healdsburg-restaurants-participate-in-Sonoma-wine-country-holiday-dinearound-Book-now?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Talking-turkey-Indulge-your-Thanksgiving-Day-dinner-fantasies-at-one-of-these-16-Bay-Area-eateries?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner Photo credits top to bottom: AP /Boris Grdanoski; AP /Larry Crowe; W. Hennig; AP /Larry Crowe.If you have family obligations, your Thanksgiving menu is probably planned and your turkey recipe selected. But if you don’t have plans — or wa... Our Edible World Culinary Adventures USA Flavors of San Francisco East Bay Flavors Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:50:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Talking-turkey-Indulge-your-Thanksgiving-Day-dinner-fantasies-at-one-of-these-16-Bay-Area-eateries?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Chocolate-101-Named-12-of-the-best-chocolatiers-Plus-how-to-taste-chocolate-video?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner Lopez-Maggi and Brown at Xocolate Bar (top 2 pics). Below, Jean-Marc Gorce at XOX Truffles. "Chocolate as aphrodisiac? I’ve read often enough that it is. Eating dark chocolate can boost both serotonin, which is linked to sexual arousal, a... Our Edible World Culinary Adventures USA Flavors of San Francisco East Bay Flavors Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:05:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Chocolate-101-Named-12-of-the-best-chocolatiers-Plus-how-to-taste-chocolate-video?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Visit-Half-Moon-Bay-enter-Sams-Chowder-House-photo-contest-and-win-1000?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner Ahi tuna poke at Sam's, above; and outdoor dining, bottom picture. Sam’s Chowder House on California’s Highway 1 in Half Moon Bay is having a photo contest promo. Located about 30 minutes by road south of San Francisco, Sam&rsq... Our Edible World Bay Area Outdoor Adventures California Highway 1 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:07:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Visit-Half-Moon-Bay-enter-Sams-Chowder-House-photo-contest-and-win-1000?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Learn-how-to-be-a-culinary-entrepreneur-in-starstudded-Cuisine-Noir-magazine?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner                                    Screen shots from Cuisine Noir magazine by Wa... The Globetrotting Gourmet Our Edible World Culinary Adventures USA Flavors of San Francisco Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:09:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Learn-how-to-be-a-culinary-entrepreneur-in-starstudded-Cuisine-Noir-magazine?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Rotorua-menu-blends-Maori-hangi-haka-Swoop-and-Zorb-Video-Eat-play-love-New-Zealand?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner Green-lipped mussels, above, and warrior pose, below. Pics: Te Puia Check out the hangi-haka video and see the action-Rotorua slideshow at the end of this story. Lunchtime in Rotorua, New Zealand, and we’re eating our meal of green-lipped muss... The Globetrotting Gourmet Our Edible World International Travel Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:07:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Rotorua-menu-blends-Maori-hangi-haka-Swoop-and-Zorb-Video-Eat-play-love-New-Zealand?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Primal-Napa-set-to-spotlight-fire-flavor-and-the-art-of-butchering?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner  Heritage meats prepared over hardwood fires is the Primal Napa theme. Photos Jeff Allen.Taste Network presents Primal Napa, the first of what is planned as an annual outdoor gathering of local butchers and chefs preparing a bounty of heritage m... Bay Area Wine Jaunts Delicious Northern California Getaways Bay Area Outdoor Adventures Napa & Sonoma Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:29:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Primal-Napa-set-to-spotlight-fire-flavor-and-the-art-of-butchering?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Xtremely-hot-Maori-lunch-cooked-in-lizard-cauldron-2-Video-Eat-play-love-New-Zealand?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner       Lunch at Te Puia, New Zealand — green-lipped mussels and shrimp cooked in 'the lizard.' Continued from Part 1 (with slideshow). Plus, please see Ngararatuatara video featuring Te Taru White and our Te Puia lunch,... The Globetrotting Gourmet Our Edible World International Travel Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:08:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Xtremely-hot-Maori-lunch-cooked-in-lizard-cauldron-2-Video-Eat-play-love-New-Zealand?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Xtremely-hot-Maori-lunch-cooked-in-lizard-cauldron-1-Slideshow-Eat-play-love-New-Zealand?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner    A lunch of Maori beer, mussels and prawns, with Te Puia's Patrick Tamati and Te Taru White.  To get the visual skinny, be sure to check out the slideshow below and the video with Part 2 of this story. “Bubble, bubble, toil an... The Globetrotting Gourmet Our Edible World International Travel Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:07:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Xtremely-hot-Maori-lunch-cooked-in-lizard-cauldron-1-Slideshow-Eat-play-love-New-Zealand?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Tiger-Moth-flights-to-freedom-and-romance-woo-lovers-Eat-play-love-New-Zealand?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner Breakfast at Maple Lodge, above, and Tiger Moth take-off, below. Be sure to see the great slideshow at the end of this story.“I say it’s like a woman first thing in the morning — slow to get started.” Peter Hendriks is talkin... The Globetrotting Gourmet Our Edible World International Travel Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:21:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Tiger-Moth-flights-to-freedom-and-romance-woo-lovers-Eat-play-love-New-Zealand?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d17-Matchmaking-Flight-Who-went-Why-Having-a-ball-Eat-play-love-New-Zealand?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner Oysters, food of love, in abundance at the Matchmaking Ball (above & below.)Be sure to see the slideshow at the end of this story.Who went? Jason Mesnick from ABC’s The Bachelor and Molly Malaney, his girlfriend, were the Matchmaking Flight... The Globetrotting Gourmet Our Edible World International Travel Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:16:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d17-Matchmaking-Flight-Who-went-Why-Having-a-ball-Eat-play-love-New-Zealand?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Jason-The-Bachelor-Mesnicks-Mile-High-dating-tips--video-Eat-play-love-New-Zealand?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner Love is in the air — and a flight attendant, with passion red on his head, serves dinner. One hundred singles from North America joined the the world’s first Matchmaking Flight. They boarded the Air New Zealand flight in Los Angeles, Ca... The Globetrotting Gourmet Our Edible World International Travel Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:10:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Jason-The-Bachelor-Mesnicks-Mile-High-dating-tips--video-Eat-play-love-New-Zealand?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Matchmaking-Flight-sendoff-party-at-LAX-with-Bachelor-sizzles-Eat-Play-Love-New-Zealand?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner Molly Malaney feeds her Bachelor-boy Jason Mesnick a truffle. Below, party food. Be sure not to miss the great party video (see below) featuring Jason ‘The Bachelor’ Mesnick and Molly Malaney talking food. There’s also a fun party ... The Globetrotting Gourmet Our Edible World International Travel Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:32:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Matchmaking-Flight-sendoff-party-at-LAX-with-Bachelor-sizzles-Eat-Play-Love-New-Zealand?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Worlds-first-Matchmaking-Flight-ready-for-takeoff-Eat-Play-Love-New-Zealand?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner New Zealand's aphrodisiacal green lipped mussels. Photo: Kieran Scott Be sure not to miss the great slide show and the hangi on video at the end of this story. “Love is in the air,” the email in my inbox read. It went on to invite m... The Globetrotting Gourmet Our Edible World International Travel Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:41:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Worlds-first-Matchmaking-Flight-ready-for-takeoff-Eat-Play-Love-New-Zealand?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Baboons-munch-on-food-treats-explore-classy-new-Oakland-Zoo-digs?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner A Hamadryas nibbles on a pine cone with peanut butter. Be sure not to miss the great Baboon Cliffs Exhibit slide show at the end of this story. (Then go see them!) Ques: How do you make a Hamadryas baboon feel at home when you relocate him (or her) ... Bay Area Outdoor Adventures East Bay Flavors Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:57:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Baboons-munch-on-food-treats-explore-classy-new-Oakland-Zoo-digs?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d3-Pumpkin-Eat-it-drink-it-put-it-on-your-face-12-reasons-to-visit-Half-Moon-Bay-now-Part-2?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner Pumpkin in Half Moon Bay in October is fun to eat and to put on your face.Click here to see Part 1 of 12 pumpkin-related reasons to visit Half Moon Bay now. Don't miss the grand pumpkin slideshow!7. Pumpkin with Italian Flair: Through October, Pasta... Bay Area Outdoor Adventures California Highway 1 The Great American Road Trip Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:41:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d3-Pumpkin-Eat-it-drink-it-put-it-on-your-face-12-reasons-to-visit-Half-Moon-Bay-now-Part-2?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Meet-Travel-Channels-Bizarre-culinary-traveler-Andrew-Zimmern-in-Cuisine-Noir?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner Above, XTreme culinary traveler Andrew Zimmern; below, Bren Herrera. Check out the October issue of the internationally focused online food, wine and travel magazine, Cuisine Noir.This month’s issue takes readers to Germany for Oktoberfest and... The Globetrotting Gourmet Our Edible World International Travel Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:18:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Meet-Travel-Channels-Bizarre-culinary-traveler-Andrew-Zimmern-in-Cuisine-Noir?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Pumpkin-Eat-it-drink-it-put-it-on-your-face--12-reasons-to-visit-Half-Moon-Bay-now-Part-1?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner Pumpkin beer, above, and Sam's Chowderhouse, below, for seafood and a view.Be sure not to miss the great big pumpkin slide show at the end of this story.  Half Moon Bay is good to visit any time of year and even better in pumpkin season. W... Bay Area Outdoor Adventures California Highway 1 The Great American Road Trip Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:47:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Pumpkin-Eat-it-drink-it-put-it-on-your-face--12-reasons-to-visit-Half-Moon-Bay-now-Part-1?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d29-If-you-dont-want-to-turn-into-a-pumpkin-go-pick-one-at-Half-Moon-Bay?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner Time to go picking at the pumpkin farms in and around Half Moon Bay.A fall visit to the pumpkin fields around Half Moon Bay is a popular annual tradition for many Bay Area families. If you haven't done it, now's your chance. The hills and fields are... Bay Area Outdoor Adventures California Highway 1 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:49:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d29-If-you-dont-want-to-turn-into-a-pumpkin-go-pick-one-at-Half-Moon-Bay?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d27-OktoberfestbytheBay-brings-German-beer-brat-and-flair-to-San-Francisco?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner Enjoy German beer and bratwurst at San Fancisco Octoberfest-by-the-Bay.Be sure not to miss the great 'see-a-snippet-of-Germany' slideshow at the end of this piece.  Grab a stein and bratwurst and toast a decade of bringing the spirit of Germany... The Globetrotting Gourmet Culinary Adventures USA Flavors of San Francisco Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:02:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6896-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d27-OktoberfestbytheBay-brings-German-beer-brat-and-flair-to-San-Francisco?cid=exrss-SF-Culinary-Travel-Examiner