Food Origins: Fortune Cookie
What is it about the crispy crescent-shaped cookie, brought out at the end of a large meal on a little black tray carrying your check that brings a childlike excitement to the end of a meal? Some of us probably don’t even care so much for the actual cookie. We just want to crack it […]
Food Origins: Ice-Cream
What brings us pure joy on a perfect sunny day, comfort when the weight of the world has turned us into a couch potato, and brings together great company and banter? Ice cream, the universally loved treat is one of the greatest man made creations to ever exist! And it has a fascinating history that […]
Food Origins: The Churro
Whether they are covered in cinnamon sugar or dunked in a thick gooey cup of Spanish hot chocolate, churros are one of my favorite snacks or desserts. The chewy inside and crisp fried outside…mmm! What’s not to love? While many of us know these doughy sticks of deliciousness as a Spanish and Portuguese treat (or […]