June 15, 2018
CB on the Road: Buffalo Mozzarella, Straight From the Source
NaplesAll morning, as we zoomed down south from Naples on a motorcycle, inky clouds threatened rain. So when we arrive at Rivabianca, a mozzarella di bufala cooperative in the village of Paestum, with our clothes still dry, we exhale deeply, not realizing that we had been holding our breath. Inside the dairy’s production center, separated…
October 23, 2017
Bodega Neus: First Came the Wine, Then Came the Seafood
BarcelonaEditor’s note: We regret to report that Bodega Neus has closed. Bodega Neus, a tranquil, cozy spot on a narrow street in Gràcia, may look like a regular old bodega-restaurant. But this place, which is celebrating its centennial in 2017, merges two culinary traditions with deep roots in Barcelona: wine and seafood. In the beginning,…
February 25, 2020
Agriolouloudo: A Coffee House For All
AthensIntroduced during Ottoman times, the kafeneion – the old-fashioned kind of coffee house – has long been a fixture in Greece. By 1860, Athens already had more than 100 establishments that were serving what has been called both Greek coffee and Turkish coffee (name debates aside, we can all agree that it’s more or less…