Category: food writing
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Make way for the Miami Bites and Big Cheeze food trucks
Whether you’re craving a grilled cheese or looking to step it up a notch with Cuban-inspired fare, Big Cheeze and Miami Bites food trucks have you covered. In the past two weeks, two new food trucks have entered the food scene in Columbia. Cuban-inspired Miami Bites and Big Cheeze’s traditional grilled cheese with a twist can…
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From garden to table
Originally posted on Plated: By Claire Lardizabal CHIUSDINO, Italy – Mint perfumes the air as you walk through one of Tenuta di Spannocchia’s three gardens. The hard-boiled eggs at breakfast came from the hens, the salad lettuce for lunch was just picked this morning and the rosé wine served at dinner was vinted and bottled…
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Do the lampredotto
Originally posted on Plated: By Claire Lardizabal FLORENCE, Italy—I took a deep breath and looked at the hot sandwich in my hands. Between a golden brown panino bun, smothered in parsley sauce, were the cooked innards of a cow stomach. I was about to take a bite of Tuscan street food, lampredotto. Beatrice Trambusti asked…
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Granitas beat the heat
Originally posted on Plated: By Claire Lardizabal FLORENCE, Italy— At the Mercato Centrale, stalls of purses, scarves and various trinkets surround the massive complex while inside local meat and produce vendors thrive. Upstairs, tourists and locals alike can also find the Arà: è Sicilia granita stand for a refreshing, sweet treat. The Sicilian granita is…
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Panna cotta anyone?
Originally posted on Plated: By Claire Lardizabal FLORENCE, Italy—The white gelatinous dome drizzled with dark pink raspberry sauce wiggled as our server brought it towards the table. “Panna cotta?” he asked. I claimed it and sliced my spoon into the custard-like concoction, ignoring the fact I spent the last 45 minutes consuming bread, house Chianti,…
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