Amsterdam Foodie

Dear foodies, New Orleans confused me. She eluded me. I felt kind of deceived and guilty at the same time. In terms of this trip, I’d hoped and expected New Orleans to be the culinary highlight. Everyone had raved about it, I’d watched Jamie Oliver wax lyrical in his American series, I’d read reams of [...]

Dear foodies, Here on the gulf of Mexico it’s all about shrimps: big shrimps. We’re on the Alabama-Florida border, where they seem to flavour them with a rub made of allspice (amongst other things) and steam them. A friend who grew up down the road from Orange Beach promised me the best shrimps in the [...]

Dear foodies, Here in Georgia, I’ve switched biscuits for corn muffins and weak coffee for sweet tea. Well, actually, sweet tea is undrinkable so I’ve downgraded to regular tea served cold. I was also lucky enough to eat freshly caught North Georgia trout from a restaurant in the Blue Ridge Mountains… … finished with key [...]

Dear foodies, Something you should know about America: they like scones. Only they call them biscuits. Who knew? We ate a lot of biscuits in Nashville. We also went to Arnold’s, where everyone was so friendly I wanted to take them home with me and get them to give Amsterdam waiters a lesson in service. [...]

Dear foodies, Since I last wrote, pumpkins started sprouting out of the Kentucky earth… I learnt how they make Bourbon (and tasted a few Mint Juleps for good measure)… … and my travelling companion ate the biggest sandwich of his life from Heavens to Betsy! Next up: Nashville. See you there! Yours, Amsterdam Foodie

Dear foodies, On our first night in Chicago we ate the best tortilla chips with guacamole and salsa ever from Rick Bayless’ Mexican restaurant Xoco. Next day, we did the infamous deep-dish pizza from Lou Malnati’s (or Lou McNaughty’s, as I like to call him – because any man known for his buttery crust sounds [...]