Category Archives: Food and Drink

The Top 15 Things I Ate in 2025

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I can’t believe it’s been nine years since I started doing this countdown of my top eats of the year. I always have such a good time going back through all the adventures and highlighting the foods that stood out in various ways. 2025 was a big travel year with trips to Mexico, Ohio, London and Cornwall, New York City, Orlando, Boca Raton, Melbourne, Virginia Beach and Raleigh. I always seem to find something extraordinary in all the places I go which is such a delight! Here are the top 15 dishes.

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The Top 13 Things I Ate in 2023

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It’s hard for me to believe this is my seventh year making this year-end list of the best things I ate. I did quite a bit of traveling this year including a few works trips to NYC, Las Vegas and Orlando and vacations in Western NC + Charlotte area, Atlanta, Williamsburg, VA, Raleigh, NC, and Melbourne, FL. I had great meals while in these places in addition to some outstanding dishes on the Outer Banks and in our home.  Continue reading →

The Top 14 Things I Ate in 2022

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2022 turned out to be a great year for food. Although we moved from Atlanta to a much smaller community in the Outer Banks, NC, we managed to have a wide variety of food experiences in both our new home and on all of our fun travels. This is the sixth year of my annual wrap-up of my top eats and I still love making this list so much. I hope you enjoy seeing our year through the tasty food we ate. Cheers! Continue reading →

The Top 14 Things I Ate in 2021

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Now in year two of the pandemic, travel and the associated food experiences that come with it remain a challenge. Similarly to last year, I still managed to have an incredible year of food in spite of everything going on in the world. In some ways, the bites are savored more now because opportunities to eat out feel fleeting. In any case, it’s hard to believe that this is my fifth year writing this article! I so enjoy the trip down memory lane each December. Thank you for reading this year’s installment – if you want to read the others you can find them here: 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017.

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San Miguel de Allende, Mexico: Markets, Arts & Crafts, Delicious Eats and ALL the Views

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Sean’s dad picked us up from Barbara Porter’s place in Centro the morning after the Dia del Los Muertos festivities and we went to the Tuesday market and breakfast of barbacoa tacos with consume, and some shopping. This was absolutely a locals place and we loved it. Fresh produce, butchers, tortillas, clothes, kitchen items, toys – this place had it all. Great experience. Continue reading →

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico: Sightseeing and Dia de los Muertos

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For our first trip out of the country since we went to Japan in November of 2017, we headed south of the border to visit my in-laws in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. They moved there/retired there shortly after Harrison was born in 2018 and this was our first visit to see them there – as well as my first time in Mexico. Our trip coincided with Dia de Los Muertos so we went all out and brought costumes, had our faces painted and even joined in the parade around the town square (Centro). This is the first of three posts about our time in this beautiful and historic mountain town. Continue reading →