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We were excited to get to Lyon, for the past month and a half we had been bouncing through Germany, the Baltic countries, Germany again and then the Czech Republic. Lyon was a very wonderful break from short stays and speed traveling. We were excited to spend 10 days in Lyon, completely uninterrupted! And we definitely enjoyed the epic food culture that Lyon has. Lunch was our favorite meal to eat out, it was cheaper and there were fewer crowds! […] Continue Reading

We arrived in Lyon excitedly looking forward to the food- after all, it is the food capital of France, and France is the food capital of the world. By such logic, it must be the best food in the world? We couldn’t wait to see! To really get to know Lyon’s food culture we signed up for a cooking class at Délicieusement Vôtre to learn more and try our hand at French cooking!

Through a combination of our own ineptitude, the rain and a missed bus, we arrived quite late for our cooking class. We showed up in […] Continue Reading

One of the few “set in stone” countries on our list at the start of our trip was Germany. We weren’t really sure what to expect as far as food was concerned so to make sure we were going to try some of the best German dishes we reached out to Gerhild at quickgermanrecipes.com to get her suggestions and take on the German food culture. Her site is a massive resource for German recipes, it’s just amazing! […] Continue Reading

Although Nick had studied abroad in the Czech Republic for 6 months, he was almost no help when it came to the food. His favorite food while he was there were these rolls covered in bacon and cheese, which he ate daily. In fact, as near as I can tell his diet in the Czech Republic consisted of those rolls, goulash and beer. He did mention one of the kids he studied with brought a bottle of Ranch dressing with him…Sigh, I don’t know how he survived before I came into his life and taught him about vegetables. Since he was no help, we reached out to Czech food blogger Charlotte […] Continue Reading