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Snapshot: Essays, Travel Writing, Food Writing
The Future of Irish Food is Hiding in Rural Pubs Food & Wine Follow Ireland’s chefs to the remote edges of the island.
The Case for Being Less Competent Zibby Mag Give yourself the permission to be less competent.
Scotland Distilled AFAR Scotch whisky is a story of water and wood, patience and people.
The Late Night Secrets Ireland’s Pubs Don’t Want You to Know About AFAR Detailing the cheeky, illegal, but somewhat common tradition of the lock-in.
Keeping the Fire of Irish Lighthouses Alive New York Times A tourist trail of lighthouses in Ireland guides a road trip.
In Portland, A Warm Embrace of Tango New York Times One look with sustained eye contact (“cabeceo”) was a mutual agreement to dance.
The Oyster Poachers of Connemara Saveur In Ireland, few things are black and white, including where your oysters come from.
In Ireland, a Trail of Seafood Producers The Daily Beast So you’re going on a road trip in Ireland. But where should you eat?
A Mother/Daughter Cooking Getaway in Abruzzo The Daily Beast A hilltop cooking school in a medieval hamlet inspired a mother/daughter cooking getaway.
Pints & Prose AAA Explorer A traveler returns to Ireland to revel in two of the nation’s beloved institutions: pubs and bookshops.
How an Italian Town Changed Me BBC Travel On the secret of uncertainty.
Real Balsamic is Rarer Than You Think Conde Nast Traveler Inside the Italian attics where barrels of balsamic age over decades.
Wider Portfolio by Outlet
Food & Wine
The Future of Irish Food is Hiding in Rural Pubs 2023 Follow Ireland’s chefs to the remote edges of the island.
AFAR magazine
Scotland Distilled 2020 Scotch whisky is a story of water and wood, patience and people.
The Last Straw: How the Travel Industry is Phasing Out Plastic 2018 Businesses across the travel industry agree: It’s time to rethink plastic.
An Oyster Lover’s Guide to Ireland 2017 There are 18,000 bags in the waters of Ballinakill Bay, home to Connemara Oysters, a farm that started offering tours in 2017.
A Winemaker’s Map of Piemonte 2017 Michele Chiarlo — the acclaimed winemaker who has witnessed 61 vintages — shares his picks for where to eat, drink, wander, and taste Piedmont’s famed white truffles.
The Late Night Secrets Ireland’s Pubs Don’t Want You to Know About 2016 Detailing the cheeky, illegal, but somewhat common tradition of the lock-in.
A Rare Peek Inside Basque Country’s Members-Only Gastronomic Societies 2016 A glimpse behind the doors of these clubs that celebrate food, community, and conversation.
How to Take an Italian Road Trip 2015 A European road trip isn’t all rainbows and blissfully open roads — but it can be, with a little planning.
What I Learned During the Honey Harvest in Portland 2015 Drizzled on fried chicken. A final flourish to a peanut butter and banana sandwich. Once I got the beekeepers of Bee Local talking about their favorite uses for honey, there seemed to be no end to its potential.
A Slice of Life: Ireland’s Classic Brown Bread 2014 Fresh from the oven, sliced thick, slathered in salted Irish butter, brown bread soothes with its unfussy nourishment.
The New York Times
In The Home of Guinness, a Cocktail Boom Takes Hold 2019 Dublin has long been a beer and whiskey town. For generations pubs poured the same pints of stout and familiar bottles of whiskey, but in recent years a shift has shaken the local drinking scene.
In Piemonte, Raising a Glass with Less Fuss 2018 Wine shops with a handful of tables — informal places that locals frequent for lunch or a bite before a late dinner — now have shelves that are packed with the region’s best wines at retail prices.
Will U.S. Withdrawal from Unesco Affect Heritage Sites? 2018 The World Heritage program includes a list of 1,073 sites “that are of outstanding universal value to humanity,” and should therefore “be protected for future generations to appreciate and enjoy.” What will happen if the U.S. withdraws?
Keeping the Fire of Irish Lighthouses Alive 2016 Connections to my Irish family normally provide a reason to visit obscure graveyards and quiet country towns not on most guidebook maps, but for this trip, two lighthouses in County Mayo and County Donegal would guide the way.
In Portland, A Warm Embrace of Tango 2016 One look with sustained eye contact (“cabeceo”) was a mutual agreement to dance. Within moments of arrival, dancers were locked in a cheek-to-cheek embrace, gliding to the music.
In George V Show, Benson Meets the Beatles 2014 “I got the call late at night in London,” Mr. Benson said during an interview in New York. “They wanted me to go to Paris in the morning with the Beatles.”
A Dublin Neighborhood Pushes Its Boundaries 2013 The cobbled quarter of Temple Bar has long maintained its tourist-destination status with overpriced pints of Guinness and a reputation for wild bachelor parties. While these traits endure, entrepreneurs have begun to reclaim the historic streets flanking the south side of the River Liffey.
Saveur
The Oyster Poachers of Connemara 2017 In Ireland, few things are black and white, especially the law — and the tales of men who break it to dive for treasure under the cover of darkness.
The Daily Beast
In Ireland, a Trail of Seafood Producers 2022 So you’re going on a road trip in Ireland. But where should you eat? A map of seafood producers has the answer.
A Mother/Daughter Cooking Getaway in Abruzzo 2021 A hilltop cooking school in a medieval hamlet called Carunchio, population 600, inspired a mother/daughter cooking getaway.
Miami, Away from the Glitz 2021 Could nature give back some of what the pandemic had taken away? This past winter, I set out to see Miami differently.
Don’t Even Think of Going to Ireland in Winter (I’ll Keep it All to Myself) 2019 I’m happy to keep the many pleasures of winter—a glass of hot whiskey by a fragrant peat-burning fire, a bowl of seafood chowder after a blustery walk—all to myself.
It’s Still a Big World: Augusta, Georgia 2019 I set out to experience the pace of Augusta once the caviar and Champagne were finished and the dust of the Masters Tournament settled. What did the locals get up to when the tournament was over and the crowds went home?
Bon Appetit
When to Order the Chicken? 2016 The perfect chicken dish requires time, attention, and care. Could it be that chicken is the true test of a restaurant’s caliber, a symbol of the pride of a kitchen?
What Does Dave Matthews Eat for Breakfast? 2014 In this My Morning Routine column Dave Matthews details how he kickstarts his day.
Feast of the Seven Fishes Advice 2013 For those of us that began the heart of the Christmas season scrubbing mussels or stuffing clams while still in our pajamas, it is a beloved tradition, garlic-scented fingers and all.
Know Your Butcher 2013 You may already request pork chops cut 2 inches thick or prefer your lamb rib roast Frenched—but that isn’t all the mighty butcher can do with his (or, ever more frequently, her) cleaver.
How to Take Your Oyster Slurping to the Next Level 2013 Many of us share a love for oysters, washing the briny bivalves down with a glass of champagne or pint of stout. But how many of us sink our teeth into the oyster meat, chewing to release the flavor? Do we even know what we like when it comes to oysters?
TASTE
Brown Bread is the Spine of Ireland 2017 How a breakfast obsession evolved into an any time of day cure-all.
Financial Times
Spirited Away: Mezcal at the Source 2016 Cocktails were my introduction to mezcal, and it only took a handful of mezcal negronis and mezcal old-fashioneds before I booked a ticket to Oaxaca. I wanted to see how mezcal is made, to smell the smoke, to taste this spirit hot off the still.
Conde Nast Traveler
Real Balsamic is Rarer Than You Think 2017 In a corner of Italy, aromatic attics are full of barrels where balsamic vinegar ages over decades.
The Best Salt in the World Comes from Wales 2017 The first step in making Halen Mon’s exceptional sea salt is to follow the seahorses.
BBC Travel
The Secret to Uncertainty 2018
Dublin’s Chilly Tradition 2012
Departures
Foraging for Dessert Ingrediens in Ireland 2020
A Wine Lover’s Guide to Cafayate, Argentina 2017
How to Do the Galapagos Now 2016
Ben Jacobsen’s Guide to Portland, Oregon 2016
Where the Chefs Love to Eat 2014
Stellar Hotel Wine Programs 2013
World Hum
Hands Like Shovels 2013 In the far western reaches of Ireland, an exploration on how another country mourns their dead.
Catching the Gist 2012 How to communicate when you don’t speak the language? In Italy, fumbling towards an answer.
Toronto Star
Long Live the Greeks 2012 How do the Greeks live such long, healthy lives? What are the secrets to weight control and living to a ripe old age? While I was interested to see all the work that goes into a single bottle of olive oil, my real curiosity was about the Greeks themselves.
Getting My Hands Dirty in Deutschland 2011 I kept following the scent, hoping it would grow stronger. Towards the village, it began to intensify, saturating my nostrils. I couldn’t identify the unfamiliar scent, but its luster drew me straight to an open door.
San Francisco Chronicle
Danish Word Hyggeligt Defies Translation 2013 “The fish have to swim,” I’m instructed as a glass of schnapps is placed in my hand. It’s lunchtime in Copenhagen, and apparently the fish atop rye bread I just gobbled down need to “swim”. So I must drink.
Ireland Surprise: Skinny Dipping in the Ocean 2012 Of all the tall tales told that rainy afternoon, the story of the swimming holes lingered. Who would be crazy enough to get into the water? And in Ireland — a heavily Catholic country known for modesty — who exactly is stripping down for a dip in full view of the public?
New York magazine
Taste Cartagena’s New Culinary Wave 2013
Go Artisanal in Bristol, Rhode Island 2013
Slurp Oysters on Virginia’s Eastern Shore 2013
See the Contemporary Side of Dublin 2011
Palm Springs Life
Tastes Like the Desert 2019 Where the American cook, television personality, and cookbook author once lived and entertained, the not-for-profit James Beard Foundation now regularly invites chefs to visit, cook, collaborate, and share ideas through dinner parties that are open to the public.
Wall Street Journal Magazine
Pairings That Pop 2014 Creative champagne pairings from fried chicken to onion rings to ice cream sundaes.
Worth magazine
Atlanta as a National Culinary Destination 2016
CNN Travel
Decadent Hotel Breakfasts 2013
Vice
These Brothers Are Trying to Revolutionize Irish Whiskey 2016
b inspired (Brussels Airlines in flight magazine)
Bites Out in the Big Apple 2017 An anti-restaurant guide to New York City featuring markets, food halls, hybrid shops, and more.
What Does It Take to Make a Sweet Go Viral? 2016 A profile of Sugarfina co-founder Rosie O’Neill, who created a luxury candy store for grown-ups.
Tasting Table
Stock Tips 2014 An Investigation into Veal Stock
The New Age of Bolognese 2014 The classic Italian meat sauce gets a cheffy revamp.
Fodors.com
Where to Go For Afternoon Tea in Dublin 2016
5 Reasons to Go to Cartagena Now 2013
Daniel Boulud Talks Travel, Toronto, and Why NYC is Home 2013
Virginia is for Oysters: Kayaking, Wine, and Oysters on the Eastern Shore 2012
Food Lover’s Tour of Sicily 2012