Food & drink

Going local with gastronomy or doing a Mumford

What’s available locally has a strong bearing on gastronomic specialities in an area. And what those local specialities are tends to be what restaurants do best. In the hills and mountains these dishes are usually meat based; at the coast they’re whatever salty gifts the sea offers. […]

Crete

10 local dishes to try on Crete

Crete was our seventh Greek Island and three weeks exploring its lush and lovely western side reinforced our yin and yang opinions. As well as reacquainting our tastebuds with old friends we introduced them to some new and distinctly local ones. […]