Growing oysters is a labor of love for anyone who does it. But when the confluence of life’s harsh challenges creates a serendipitous dream of family, futures and paying it forward — as well as fabulous oysters — it’s a beautiful thing. And that’s what Stonington Farms Shellfish in Mystic CT is all about.
Read MoreSometimes a restaurant serves up a side of emotion with their excellent food, and when it does it is never to be forgotten. Casetta Rossa in Lake Chelan WA is one of those unsuspecting places — a trattoria and pasta market that not only excites your tastebuds but also sauces your heart.
Read MoreOysters have long been tied to love and romance. But is it really an aphrodisiac or just an old wive’s tale? Some say Yes it is; others think not. But only Aphrodite and your heart know for sure.
Read MoreIf you really want to know oysters you have to eat a lot of them. And there are few better places to get your oyster on in Seattle than at Elliott’s Oyster House. So I had to try them all.
Read MoreWould you drive 80 miles for a huge pan of Paella — that iconic Spanish dish that’s hard to find a good version of? If you’re in Seattle you would, because just once a month a little place in the Skagit Valley throws a paella party worth traveling all the way to Spain for.
Read MoreWhat do you have when you take a 30 year executive and mix him with retirement, the sea and an environmental conscience? If you’re Mike Spranger the answer is very clear: seaweed.
Read MoreWillapa Bay, Washington produces great Pacific oysters, and Oysterville Sea Farms is a perfect place to slurp them down naked and raw — the oysters, not you.
Read MoreOysters are one of Nature’s most perfect foods and tireless protectors of the sea, and the Hama Hama Oyster Class on Washington’s Hood Canal reveals their secrets in ways one might never expect. And — oh yeah — they’re insanely delicious, too!
Read MorePig Ears are under-appreciated in the US and, unless you’re having soul food or nose-to-tail dining, you may not have even tried them. But in China — and especially in Sichuan Province — the Slivered Pig Ear is beloved and delicious. An immensely popular porcine treat either served as a small bite starter or with shots and beer at night.
Read MoreSometimes good food is worth racing against the clock - and traffic laws — to get to. And Linda’s Fish & Chips is so good that the South Bend WA cops better get ready, ‘cause I’m coming back for more!
Read MoreA simple food truck in Chincoteague Island VA serves up some of the best Banh Mi sandwiches this side of Hanoi, along with a heaping helping of Happy in every order. Because at Amarin Banh Mi the philosophy is: Happy is what Happy eats.
Read MoreAnts Climbing A Tree is a classic Sichuan noodle dish with pork and scallions, but not a single ant or tree. But with its rich umami flavor it’s so good that you wouldn’t care even if it did.
Read MoreAt El Sitio Restaurant in Santa Barbara, California the tacos and burritos are so authentic that they will transport your tastebuds to a taqueria in Mexico that you will not soon forget.
Read MoreGong Bao Chicken is perhaps the most popular of all Sichuan dishes and is found in nearly every Chinese restaurant around the world under any variety of names, including Kung Pao. But there is only one real-deal Gong Bao dish — and this is it.
Read MoreMapo Tofu is one of those Sichuan Food masterpieces that Chinese restaurants the world over now serve. And for those who think they don’t like tofu, Mapo Doufu is the dish to try to gain tofu enlightenment and a smile from the pock-faced grandma who created it.
Read MoreWater Boiled Fish (Shui Zhu Yu) is one of of those special Sichuan dishes that causes a hush of voices at the table when first presented – sizzling oil bubbling atop a boiling caldron of blazing red chiles, Sichuan peppercorns and snow white tiles of silky fish unlike any you’ve ever had anywhere.
With so many riffs on the recipe, it has been a search for great Dan Dan Mian and a lot of noodle eating to find the real-deal Dan Dan of my dreams. Wanna try them, too? Here is what you need to know.
Read MoreThe soft, sultriness of Fish Fragrant Eggplant is something that Sichuan food fans swoon over. With the deep color, silky texture and ticklish taste of this unique flavor, this classic favorite causes all who eat it to immediately crave more.
Read MoreLazi Ji — or Chongqing Chicken — Those crispy little chunks of deep fried chicken buried in a pile of blazing red chiles and a fistfull of Sichuan peppercorns. It’s one of the most popular — and misunderstood — Sichuan dishes that needlessly strikes terror in the mind of diners who love the flavor but fear the heat.
Read MoreTo understand Sichuanese food it’s a good idea to start with Twice Cooked Pork. Highlighting the Homestyle Flavor profile of this cuisine, this most-popular of all Sichuan food is so good that it can stir your soul and make you cry.
Read MoreFoodWalkers is dedicated to hungry people who scour the world for local food and want to share it with others. I walk to my food, eat without fear and walk again, searching for more. My approach is low to the ground, seeking authenticity in food, passion by the people who make it and emotion when I taste it. It isn’t always pretty, but it's always interesting....
FoodWalkers is dedicated to hungry people who scour the world for local food and want to share it with others. I walk to my food, eat without fear and walk again, searching for more. My approach is low to the ground, seeking authenticity in food and passion by the people who make it. It isn’t always pretty, but it's always interesting.
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