Category: Food and Drink

  • An Immersive Experience: Tasting Croatian Wine From Under the Sea

    Lately, our Sunday afternoons have been overflowing with opportunities to learn about Croatian winemaking, thanks to our wine connoisseur friend, Srđan. Ever on the lookout for immersive travel opportunities, Shawn and I were introduced to a bottle of Zinfandel that had been aged under the Adriatic Sea for one year. How fitting given that Croatia is Zinfandel’s…

  • Croatian Food & Wine at 400 Meters: A Sunday in Split

    In Croatia’s Dalmatia region, the people are warm, engaging, and generous with invitations to share a shot of rakia, a plate of pršut (dry-cured ham) or a hearty peka meal. Our Dalmatian friends are no different, and in the past weeks they’ve been keeping us entertained with things to do in Split. Let’s just say that Croatian food…

  • Santorini Wine: From an Eruption to Effervescence

    Taste the volcanic soul of Santorini wine on a bespoke tour. Learn about unique wreath-grown vines and mineral-rich flavors born from lava, pumice, and limestone.

  • Cooking with Class in Santorini: Discovering the Greek Island’s Unique Gastronomy

    Taking a cooking class at the acclaimed Selene restaurant in Santorini was a sensory adventure. Read about our day discovering volcanic produce, signature recipes, and learning to ‘feel the taste.’

  • Mingling Over Macedonian Wines: A Wine Tasting & Lecture in Skopje

    North Macedonia’s legacy of winemaking goes back to the 13th Century BCE, and today the southeast European nation’s industry is witnessing a rebirth. On our first night in the country’s capital, Skopje, we were lucky to be taken under the wing of Ivana Simjanovska, one of the country’s foremost wine experts, as we attended a wine…

  • Gluten-Free Goodness in Dubrovnik (& Two Must-Try Recipes)

    Life has a funny way of shaking things up and throwing in surprises that often lead to unexpectedly-delightful outcomes. Let me introduce you to Dubrovnik restaurateurs Gildas and Ružica, who epitomize this idea. When this couple visited Dubrovnik several years ago, they intended to visit for a single day. However, when they arrived, they decided…