Strasbourg, France — Less than 24 hours after crossing the border I had already orchestrated my first French cheese tasting: seven balls, slices and globs of artisanal animal fat arrayed on a cutting board in my Airbnb. This is a foodie country, so it is possible someone will disagree with this statement, but French cheese…
Category: Harvesters & Artisans
They grow, harvest and fashion foods.
Tourist Chocolate
Unloved by locals in Costa Rica and Mexico, dark chocolate is a bittersweet business in pandemic times.
Cider Making in the Keweenaw: Central and Copper Harbor, MI
The Cornish miners who settled Central, MI left a legacy of apples, apples and more apples.
Foraging for Thimbleberries in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
COPPER HARBOR, MI — It embarrasses me, after all the things I’ve found to recommend the Keweenaw Peninsula, that it was an overpriced jar of jam that first launched me on my journey here. Or at least I thought it was overpriced at the time: $25 for what looked to be one cup of jam,…
Foraging for Morels and Ramps at Grass River Natural Area in Bellaire, MI
From wild foods in the forest, to 7 miles of magnificent trails spanning rare habitats, the Grass River Natural Area in Bellaire, MI is well worth a stop.
Postcard: Elk Rapids, Michigan Wild-Foraged Botanical-Infused Booze at Ethanology Distillery and Spirits House
Ethanology in Grand Rapids, Michigan, makes one of the only hand-foraged gins on the market, deploying a state-certified forager to the woods for ingredients like Michigan juniper, staghorn sumac and burdock root.
Traveling Between Meals 