Our Guest   Jean-Philippe is from France but moved to NYC to enjoy the different cuisines that only NYC can offer. He quickly created a blog about the different and best places to go to. His website is interactive and super helpful to navigate in the never-ending restaurant list. We know when we travel to NYC it can be overwhelming and intimidating but JP presents the food and culture there to help make it even better.    In this episode, we dive into what NYC food and culture is like. If you haven't been there yet, after this episode you're going to want to!     What You'll Learn

• What NYC restaurants are like
• Where to find the best burger
• Where to find great steaks
• Where to find the best cheesecake 

  JP's Spots to Chow Down  -La Sirène  -Peter Luger -The Old Homestead -Ruth's Chris  -Le Relais de Venise -Morimoto  -The Brindle Room.  -5 Napkin Burger -Katz -Junior's -Oppa   Michelin stars: -The Modern     Share your thoughts with us!   We'd like to hear from you about places you might want to learn more about or even stories about your adventures.

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Our Guest   Abigail Stark from LaVitaRoma.com is an American Ex-pat who lives in Rome. She went to Rome for a semester of school, and as time went on she fell in love with the beautiful city. She met her boyfriend there and he showed her the parts of Rome tourists don't know about. After that point she knew she wanted to live there. Abigail wants to help travelers, ex-pats or anyone know the city of Rome on a deeper and more interesting view of Rome.    In this episode, we discuss the tips and tricks of traveling to Rome, what to eat and what makes Rome a great and wonderful place to visit.   What You'll Learn

• What to eat in Rome
• Tips to make traveling to Rome easier
• Tips for first time travelers
• How to avoid being scammed
• Who makes the best lasagna

  Abigail's Spots to Chow Down in Rome -Emma Pizzeria -Ai Marmi -Trattoria da Danilo -Gelateria La Romana -Gelateria Fatamorgana     Abigail's Personal Recommendations -Pantheon -Walk down Via del Corso -Trevi Fountain -Vatican Museum -The Non-Catholic Cemetery -Testaccio Market     Share your thoughts with us!   We'd like to hear from you about places you might want to learn more about or even stories about your adventures.

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Our Guest Julie-Mae is from Cebu, Philippines and currently lives in Dubai. She started a blog to talk about her many interests like her faith, family, love, travel, and food. She's captivated her audience with her adventures and with her everyday life.  In this episode, she enthusiastically walks us through what her hometown is like and why you should travel there. What You'll Learn

• What Cebu is like
• What phrases to say when visiting there
• Where to get the best crispy pig skin
• How to stay safe in Cebu 

JM's Spots to Chow Down in Cebu -Mila's Lechon -Zubuchon -Lantaw -Larsian JM's Personal Recommendations -Canyoneering -Whale Sharks -Eat! What to Say When in Cebu! Thank you!-  Salamat How much?- Tagpila How are you?- Kumusta Where is?- Asa ang Take care!- Ayo Ayo / Amping  Share your thoughts with us! We'd like to hear from you about places you might want to learn more about or even stories about your adventures.       •Message us through our website OurFoodAdventures.com      •Share the show on your Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.       •Let us know how much you liked the episode with a 5-star rating         and what your favorite part was.

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Our Guest Nma, from Nigerian Lazy Chef, is an at-home chef who didn't want to cook growing up. She grew up in Nigeria and moved to the states. As she got older and had children she realized that she would need to start picking up on her mother's cooking traditions. Nma started to learn and develop her own flavors and started to love it. Her blog was started by Nma's friend creating the website for her and telling her she needs to share her story and recipes. As Nma started to upload blog posts about herself and her cooking her following grew.  In this episode, you'll get to hear about some Nigerian cuisine, Nma's beginning of her cooking life and about her advocacy for mental illness.  What You'll Learn

• What Nigerian food is
• What kind of spices go into Nigerian Food
• Mental Health

Nma's Nigerian Cuisine Recommendations -Nigerian Jollof Rice  -Nigerian Fried Rice -Egusi Soup -Afang soup -Suya -MoinMoin (bean pudding) -Puffpuff -Fried sweet and salty plantains -Bole (roasted plantains) -Spicy roasted fish  -Nkwobi Share your thoughts with us!   We'd like to hear from you about places you might want to learn more about or even stories about your adventures.

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Our Guest Amanda Roberts is an American who moved to China with her husband in 2010. They decided if they were going to move, it was going to be a BIG move. They are currently living in the countryside of Yangshuo, China and loving every minute of it. The scenery she gets to see every day, green pastures, giant mountains and birds chirping happily. They adopted their first child in 2016 and have been adventuring as a family ever since. Amanda has a minor in Chinese language, and wrote two books about dumplings.  In this episode, she'll walk you through what Chinese food is really like and dissolving the misconceptions of China. What You'll Learn

• What Chinese food is like in China
• What to do in Yangshuo
• Reality of living in China
• Where to find the best dumplings wherever you go in China

Spots to Chow Down in Yangshuo: -Explorer -Pure Lotus -Monkey Jane Roof Top Bar -Gan Noodle House -Cloud 9 Recommended Things to Do: -Li River Cruise -Tour at 7-Star Tea Plantation -Gaze upon Green Lotus Peak -Visit Yangshuo Local Market -Rock Climb in Yangshuo Share your thoughts with us! We'd like to hear from you about places you might want to learn more about or even stories about your adventures.

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Our Guest   Arianna Thayer is a blogger originally from Baton Rouge. She moved to New Orleans 8 years ago and hasn't left. She fell in love with the people, the culture and most of all the food. Her website Beenthayerdonethat.com offers an insight into New Orleans culture and food that will make you want to go immediately.  What you'll learn

• The culture within New Orleans 
• Where the food was influenced by
• Places to eat and go to enjoy yourself
• What Mardi Gras is

  Arianna's Spots to Chow Down -Juan's -Mother's -Pizza Dominica  -Acme Oyster Bar -Sucre -Cafe Beignet -Creole Creamery   Arianna's recommendations of things to do: -WW2 Museum -The French market -Frenchmen street for music and dancing -The Garden District for historic architecture -Magazine for shopping and food -Royal street for looking at art   Share your thoughts with us! We'd like to hear from you about places you might want to learn more about or even stories about your adventures.

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Our Guest Sherri Pengjad from Thai-foodie.com runs a Thai recipe based blog from a small town in North Carolina. She fell in love with everything Thai ever since she tasted pineapple fried rice with her friend. With the yearn for more authentic Thai food, she moved to Bangkok and indulged as much as she could. She met her husband in Thailand and ended up moving her beautiful family back to the states. She missed the food and flavors of what Bangkok offered, so she decided to get cooking. She is now a Thai food chef and instructor who's food can impress any Thai mother-in-law. She still loves to travel with her husband and her 3 small children as much as they can. In this episode, we discuss what the food, the life, and the people are like in Bangkok and what it's like to travel with kids. What You'll Learn

• What foods to eat in Bangkok
• What Bangkok is like
• What it's like traveling with children
• Tips on how to make your trip with children easier

 Sherri's Personal Recommendations for Bangkok

• Amphawa Floating Market
• Chatuchak Market 
• Khao San Road

 Sherri's Spots to Chow Down in Bangkok

• Krua Apsorn
• Ros Niyom
• Som Tam Jay So
• Paste Bangkok
• Klang Soi
• Chidlom Footloft
• Siam Paragon

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Our Guests   Jim and Christina, from MrandMrsRomance.com are based in Sydney Australia, but they travel to as many places as they possibly can. After meeting each other at random, they both realized they were meant for one another. The love they both share for traveling and how to experience life fueled their desire to share their stories with everyone.    If you've ever wondered how to bring romance in every part of your journey or trip, Jim and Christina are the ones to listen to. They pride themselves on traveling as a couple and trying to find the romance in any way they can. In this episode, you'll be able to look forward to fun rituals to spark that romance and their trip to Cuba that'll make you want to pack your bags immediately.     What You'll Learn

• Fun rituals to spark the romance
• What to do in Cuba
• How to travel as a couple better 
• Where to stay in Cuba

    Jim and Christina's Personal Recommendations for Cuba  

• Havana: Rooftop bar at Hotel Ambos Mundos La Habana 
• Vinales: Finca la Chiquitica organic permaculture farm is superb with enormous amounts of food and superb sunset views over the mountains and the valley.
• Cienfuegos: El Tranvia is a restaurant dedicated to the old trams that used to run through the town. It's a bit of fun and the food's great.
• Trinidad: There are plenty of bars, little hole-in-the-wall pizza places and things like that around Trinidad. We were also treated to a barbecue out on the beach, which, if you're part of a tour group and you're offered it, go for it. It's really special.

  Jim and Christina's Recommendation for Your Stay   Cuban Adventures (International countries): http://www.cubagrouptour.com/  Cuban Adventures (USA): http://www.cubanadventuresusa.com/.  

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Our Guest Maria Pasquale from Heartrome.com is an Italian-Australian food and travel writer. She's written for CNN, USA Today, Telegraph, Fodor's and has her own book called, "I Heart Rome." After deciding to drop everything in Australia, she was able to finally move to Rome. She not only, shares how Rome captivates you but also her personal favorite eats so you can get the best experience. In this episode, we discuss with Maria the beauty of Rome and what will make your next trip to Rome one that you'll never forget. Forget the travel guidebooks and listen to this episode! What You'll learn

• 4 major types of dishes in Rome
• Types of street FoodWhat to do in Rome
• What to eat in Rome

Maria's Spots to Chow Down in Rome

• Da Enzo for Roman cuisine
• Da Remo for Roman pizza
• Giulietta for gourmet pizzaRomeo for cocktails
• Regoli for some of best cakes in town
• Roscioli cafe for the best club sandwich
• Hotel de Russie for fancy Saturday garden lunch

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Our Guest

Nathan Aguilera from foodieflashpacker.com is a food-based travel blogger based out in Mexico. He's eaten through over 60 countries and is sharing his views on summering in Europe, his time as a food sport judge and dishes he recommends around the world and some that are not so tasty!

I know all of us want to know the new hot place to visit, the thing to eat and a great tip to make your trip better.  Well, this episode will shed a little a light from a well-seasoned traveler.

World Food Championships Location: Orange Beach, Alabama

Summering in Europe Locations: Madrid, Spain Andalusia, Spain Costa Brava, Spain Romania Bulgaria

  What You'll Learn

• Fun things to do in Europe
• Great places to eat
• What a World Food Championship consists of
• Places to visit in Eastern Europe

Nathan's Spots to Chow Down in Europe

• Mercado San Fernando (Madrid, Spain)
• Everything, especially octopus. (Anywhere in Spain)
• Look for tapas restaurants with no English menus (Anywhere in Spain)
• Barack & Szilva Étterem (Budapest)
• Seychelles (Athens)
• Çoko (Tirana)
• Padam (Tirana)
• Salt (Tirana)
• Pavaj (Plovdiv)
• Cosmos (Sofia)
• Casa Guedes (Porto)

Nathan's Recommendations for Eastern Europe

• Seven Lakes Climb- Rila, Bulgaria
• Plovdiv (Oldest Town in Europe)- Bulgaria
• Melnik (wine country)- Bulgaria
• Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
• Bucharest, Romania

 

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