Breakfast at Paseo del Coliseo in Cartagena

travel, food, blogAlan HughesJune 29, 2019Paseo del Coliseopaseo del coliseo cartagena, cartagena, colombia, hotel, boutique hotel, arepa, arepa con huevoComment

A Visit to Rancho E' Cuero in Mendoza

RANCHO E’ CUERO lies up in the mountain of the Valle de Uco in the province of Mendoza. To get there you must drive about ninety minutes from the city to the foot of the Andes pre-cordillera, then the property owners will

send you a 4x4 to pick you up and take you crossing fields of barley and small streams up in the mountain to this property to die for.

Road Trip to Lapland Finland

We set off with my friend, chef and host Jani early on a Sunday by car to Lapland. We had 8 hours ahead of us, Seventy five percent of Finland is covered by forests, 188,000 lakes, no wonder they are so nature-driven and everyone hunts and consume the wide range of game meats and fish they have.

Pop up in Bucco Restaurant Finland

Pop up in Restaurant Bucco Finland.

This year we will be doing things a bit different; the first night on October 19th we will be making an Argentinean asado in the terrace of his restaurant; the second night, on October 20th we will be doing a collaboration menu; expect to see lots of game meat since Jani is an avid hunter and of course lots of fish and berries; some of my weaknesses in Finland.

blog, food, travelAlan HughesSeptember 20, 2018bucco, pori, restaurant, food, travel, chef, chefalanhughes, finlandComment

Torino, Amaro, shake me ..

Alan HughesAugust 23, 2018

Decompression in Playa Baru.

Decompressing in Playa Baru Colombia

travel, food, blogAlan HughesMay 8, 2018Playa Barupasteles, cervezas, beer, guaro, aguardiente, cartagena, colombia, playa baruComment

Street Food en Cartagena

I arrived to Cartagena de Indias with my friend Gardel for a quick week of decompression. This is the first of three stories that summarize my stay there.

Los Mejores Sandwiches de Jamon Crudo de Cordoba

Los Mejores sandwiches de Jamon Crudo de Cordoba

food, travel, blogAlan HughesOctober 18, 2017Sandwiches, Jamon Crudo, Fernet Branca, Cordoba, NonoComment

A visit to The Old Biscuit Mill in Cape Town - South Africa

There’s nothing particularly eventful about this story and my visit to the Old Biscuit Mill, but rather a glimpse of a brilliant marketplace and a must-see spot in Cape Town.

Sea buckthorn berries and sauna in Finland

Before I was going to Finland I was already day-dreaming of their ingredients, I was fascinated by the various unheard-of types of berries. One of them stood up more than the other ones: Sea buckthorn berry.

Lunch at Pescheria Gallina in Torino - Italy

I stumbled into Pescheria Gallina by chance, or by the blessings of being in such a beautiful city like Torino, full of breathtaking architecture, glorious culinary rituals, lovely women and deep traditions.

travel, food, blogAlan HughesMay 30, 2017Pescheria Gallinafritto misto, vermentino, squid, anchovies, sardines, pescheria gallina, torino, italy, piamonte, turinComment

Asado in Cordoba - Argentina

I drove with a bunch of my best friends from Buenos Aires to Cordoba’s Mountain range to spend a few days at my friend Matias Colombo’s property. It took us about eight hours to get there but I knew we were in for a treat. This story is about the lovely asado that awaited us upon our arrival.

blog, food, travelAlan HughesMay 22, 2017Travel, food, wine, cooking, cordoba, argentina, asado, fernet branca, fernet y coca, morcilla, chorizo, salchicha parrilleraComment

A visit to a Moroccan bakery in Tanger

My friend Nourdine took me to visit a neighborhood bakery in Tanger called Legaspi. Since I arrived in Morocco, I have been very intrigued by the local breads that people consume everyday.

travel, food, blogAlan HughesMay 10, 2017torta, bread, morocco, tanger, bakery, baguette, legaspi, moroccan foodComment

Two nights in Tanger- Morocco

My arrival to Morocco has been more than crazy, the amable hospitality and the restaurant and bar-hopping has been non-stop.

travel, food, blogAlan HughesMay 4, 2017fish, boquerones, casa italia, el morocco club, tanger, tangier, morocco

Chick pea salad with shaved fennel and basil

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Dinner at Shortmarket Club in Cape Town

If you are ever in Cape Town I suggest you visit Shortmarket Club in Shortmarket street. I went recently with my brother and a friend.

First and foremost make sure you bring a loaded gun when you come to the restaurant for dinner; not that the neighborhood is unsafe, Shortmarket street is actually quite popular and festive especially on a Thursday night. - I’ll explain later-

food, blog, travelAlan HughesApril 18, 2017Shortmarketstreet Clubrestaurant, dinner, cape town, oysters, rib eye

Jicama, papaya, pomegranate & cilantro salad

A very easy and quite refreshing salad to make.

recipe blogAlan HughesApril 13, 2017

A Day Trip to Lake Bacalar - Mexico

I took a day trip to Bacalar, roughly about 250 kilometers away from Playa del Carmen, Peninsula de Yucatan; Mexico and almost at the border of Belize. We left at around 7.00 am with my friends Stefano and Marisa, an Italian couple living in Switzerland. We drove in a small car through lush rainforest on a muggy hot day.

A pit stop in La Pampa - Argentina

A PIT STOP IN LA PAMPA - ARGENTINA

We drove for many hours through wheat fields in the blazing heat in the middle of La Pampa, barely seeing any cars or anyone. Suddenly we blew-up and shredded a tire of our Batan into pieces. We were so amazingly lucky that it happened right in front of an old, dilapidated gas station.

travel, food, blogAlan HughesMarch 22, 2017dulce de leche, queso pategras, salamines, harina de trigo, pan, La pampa, argentina, rene favaloro, Jacinto arauz, menonitasComment