Food & Restaurants

Food & Restaurants

Eat your way around the world at the best restaurants

Poutine: Québec’s “Unholy” Cheese Fries

FOODIE FRIDAY Growing up relatively close to the Canadian border, I always thought that the only thing distinguishing Canadian cuisine from my Michigander fare was its...

In Venezuela, It’s Always Time for an Arepa

Venezuela has several national treasures, from super-sizedAngel Falls to the giant oil reserves that everyone wants to get their hands on. These features keep people...

Attack of the World’s Strangest Cheeses

Maybe I've just had too much time to think about it during #FoodieFriday today, but when you get right down to it, cheese is...

Add a Taste of Indianapolis to your Super Bowl Party

FOODIE FRIDAY If you're an American male who prescribes to the social construction of gender difference -- sorry, that's just my liberal arts education talking -- chances are you'll...

Paczki Day: a Polish Tradition By Way of the Midwest

FOODIE FRIDAY To many people, Mardi Gras (which is coming up this Tuesday) loosely translates from French into "I will get drunk enough to expose my...

Thorrablot: An Acquired Taste of Iceland

FOODIE FRIDAY When I tried out for The Amazing Race (an experience I will blog about eventually) I made it a point to mention that I...

Num Pang Sandwich Shop: a Cambodian Treat in NYC

We here at Travel Freak are all about finding ways to experience the world even when you're stuck at home. One of the best...
Dutch Pancake

Dutch Pancakes: Good Eats in Amsterdam

FOODIE FRIDAY Guest Post by Mark Michael Stephens Last August, I was fortunate to spend five days in Amsterdam. After roaming three hours in bliss at...
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5 Best Burgers in NYC for National Burger Month

The month of May is jam packed with American holidays: we've got the festive fetishization of Mexican culture known as Cinco de Mayo, the...
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“Eat Your World” Blog Defines Food Travel

FOODIE FRIDAY For us, food is as much a part of the travel experience as visiting cultural points of interest or debating with an airline...
stately sandwiches

Stately Sandwiches: 50 States, 2 Slices of Bread

FOODIE FRIDAY Like that episode of Friends where Joey leaps to protect a meatball sub instead of Chandler after he thinks he hears a gunshot,...
lychee

Lychee: A Taste of China

We at Travel Freak love finding other bloggers who use food as a method for experiencing world culture, and we love it even more...
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The Counter in Dublin Offers Burgers, Hangover Relief

Guest Post by Hadley I get really, really, ridiculously hung-over whenever I drink. My “going out” handbag is the equivalent of a portable Rite-Aid: Advil,...
top late night restaurants

5 Faves From OpenTable’s Top Late Night Restaurants

Any good traveler knows about late-night dining. That's why we were so interested to see OpenTable.com announcing their Top 100 Late Night Dining Restaurants....
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Rude Food on the London Tube

These rude food clues are brought to you by Show and Stay. Using the tube on your London weekend theatre break? You'll want to check out...
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Welsh Cakes: a Very Political Teatime Treat

After seeing pictures of Ann Romney baking Welsh cakes to feed reporters at the Republican National Convention, and after reading this New York magazine article from...

Spain’s Padron Peppers: Bite Into some Spice (or Not)

This post is courtesy of our blog buddy Talia at Bite Size Wellness. We like her write-up on this Spanish tapas staple, and we...

Waffle House: Traveler’s Friend, Celebrity Hangout, and Now a State Landmark

A lot of people think of Waffle House as just a Southern thing. Veteran travelers, however, know that you can find clusters of Waffle...
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Eat, Drink & Be Merry at Mercado de San Miguel

Unlike most of the popular destinations in Spain (which are located along the Mediterranean in the south or the Bay of Biscay in the...
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The Culture of Chocolate Around the World

Historically, culturally, and economically speaking, chocolate has had an impact on every continent on the globe except Antarctica -- but even down there I...
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