Restless Fork

• Behind the Scenes in Guijuelo: The Heart of Spanish Ham Country 2 years ago If this is what a Spanish pigsty looks like, I’m moving in. The air is crisp and fresh. Sprawling oak trees stretch to the sun and blue-green hills roll into the distant mountains.  The only sound for miles is the faint grunting of hogs as they scrounge for their favorite treat among the...
• Top 5 Food Fails of 2015 2 years ago There are few things that make my blood boil more than bad food. Life is too short (and hunger too fleeting!) to suffer through soggy sandwiches or freezer-burned french fries! That being said, I fared rather well in 2015. The marvelous and the scrumptious far outnumbered the dismal and the...
• Spanish Wine Goes Green: Natural, Biodynamic and Organic Wine 2 years ago In a country where tradition is tantamount, change is afoot. Spain’s 4,000 year old wine industry is finding itself smack dab in the center the global organic movement. Spain’s winemakers are converting hundreds of acres of vineyards to organic agriculture, incorporating all-natural techniques...
• La Coruña: An Ice Cream Lover's Paradise 3 years ago   I have never seen a city that loves ice cream as much as La Coruña, the second-largest city in the northwestern Spanish province of Galicia. Every street I strolled was peppered with people devouring a cone or cup of the stuff. In the square mile that is La Coruña’s city center there were...
• 14 Reasons Why American Food Doesn't Suck 3 years ago American food gets a bad rap. Our barely-classifiable-as-edible fast food behemoths have wrapped the globe, promoting the idea that we Americans eat nothing but hamburgers, french fries and mystery meat-filled tacos washed down with swimming pool-sized cokes. Headlines about the obesity epidemic...

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