by Jeff Baker | Oct 19, 2017 | Coffee, Destinations, Europe, Food, Food Tours, International, International, Italy, Naples, Restaurant |
Show Notes: Naples LISTEN TO PODCAST Jeff didn’t get past the Naples train station in 2004. Italians told him the streets were too dangerous for a young family to visit. He always regretted his decision to pass on this fascinating city. He got his second chance in...
by Jeff Baker | Aug 15, 2017 | Barcelona, Blog, Destinations, Food, Food Tours, International, Restaurant, Spain, Travel, Uncategorized |
We escaped the tourist zone on this food tour. In neighborhoods where the locals live is a great way of experiencing the food and culture of a city. Courtesy of Context Tours we got a peak into Barcelona’s local Catalan tradition of “pica-pica”...
by Jeff Baker | Jul 20, 2017 | Blog, Destinations, Europe, Food, Food Tours, International, International, Italy, Restaurant, Restaurants, Rome, Travel |
Every city in the world has a story to tell with their food and Rome is one of the richest, A history so diverse with influences from many cultures. The ancient Greek’s with the art of bread making and wine fermentation. The Etruscans provided the early roots...
by Jeff Baker | May 2, 2017 | Blog, Destinations, Events, Food, International, International, Israel, Jerusalem, Podcast, Restaurants, Travel Info |
LISTEN to our Interview Most visitors would agree that a handful of days in the historically important and exciting city of Jerusalem is not enough time – there is simply too much to absorb – and as I found – too much to eat! Sure, I expected falafel and hummus,...
by Jeff Baker | Apr 29, 2017 | Blog, Cooking Class, Destinations, Events, Food, International, Israel, Nazareth, Recipes, Uncategorized |
Taking a cooking class on the road is my guilty pleasure. Learning how to make local food from a local cook brings me unmatched pleasure. I had to keep reminding myself of this as I followed my brother in law David down the very steep streets toward the old city part...
by Jeff Baker | Apr 8, 2017 | Blog, Destinations, Food, International, Radio, San Sebastian, Spain, Uncategorized |
LISTEN to Savory Road Radio Feature On this Savory Road Radio feature we visit San Sebastian, Spain. We had heard about the Basque pintxos (tapas) culture here and had to check it out. Our Airbnb host Jone, offered to take us on a tour of her beloved home and...
by Jeff Baker | Mar 13, 2017 | Blog, Coffee, Destinations, England, Europe, Food, Food Tours, International, London, Travel, Travel Info |
Listen Savory Road Radio Feature This week on Savory Road Radio we are featuring our Gastronomic London with Context Travel. Radio Copy: Ah – you gotta love London. Ride The Tube, hang out in Trafalgar Square, catch a show on The Strand. Like New York or Paris, the...
by Jeff Baker | Feb 16, 2017 | Accommodations, Coffee, Destinations, Food, International, International, Peru, Restaurant, South America, Travel, Uncategorized |
The post is to provide you with one stop view of our trip to Peru, including all our radio segments, Itinerary, Podcast and Blog Post. We travels to Peru the whole month of March 2016. Peru looks small on a whole map and even a map of South America, but it’s...
by Jeff Baker | Feb 1, 2017 | Blog, Destinations, Edinburgh, Europe, Food, International, International, Radio, Scotland, Travel |
LISTEN to Savory Road Feature RADIO COPY: This week the Savory Road leads back to Scotland. A few weeks ago, we visited the remote island of Islay and talked about their peaty whiskies. After that, I tried a few more drams on the main island. I ended up at the home of...
by Jeff Baker | Jan 22, 2017 | Blog, Destinations, Dublin, Europe, Food, International, Ireland, Restaurant, Travel |
Dublin, Outline This was our first trip to Ireland, a place we had always dreamt of going to. It did not disappoint. We arrived in Dublin in September 2016, spending four days there at a suburban Airbnb. We stayed in a room let out by Ethel and Dave in the Rathgar...
