Hi there! Pickle Deli Square is a collection of my experiences living, eating, and traveling the world. Currently an expat based in Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain.
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Learning to make Puglia’s special pasta under the watchful eye - and hands - of the resident chef, Vita.
The first day was devoted to traditional Basque cooking, while the second focused on avante-garde pintxos...
In the fishing village Palamós north of Barcelona along the Costa Brava, is a museum where you can take cooking workshops...
The day after my gelato-making class in Bologna, I took a pasta-making class at Il Salotto di Penelope...
Bologna is not one of the big tourist destinations, but it is an important region for food and industry. Combining the two led me to the Carpigiani Gelato University cooking class...
Blue Bottle Coffee, one of the boutique coffee roasters in the Bay Area, hosts public "cuppings" every Tuesday and Sunday...
Though everyone was very friendly here, and the founder himself was the presenter, this was one of the more disappointing tours I've been on...
I signed up for a cooking class presented by Ryan Farr of 4505 Meats, a purveyor of meat-based creations like sausages, turducken (during Thanksgiving), and hamburgers (at the Ferry Building Farmer's Market).
The second foraging tour I signed for, via foragesf.com, was the Wild Seafood Tour...
I tried my hand at replicating a couple of the recipes I learned at my cooking class in Istanbul. I shouldn't have been surprised by how easy it was to get all of the ingredients in the Netherlands...
Eating out is quite expensive in the Netherlands (just a wonton noodle soup can cost US$15), so I've made just about every meal since moving into my apartment...
I found on my trip that taking a cooking class was not only a great way to learn how to cook a region's cuisine, it could also be a great way to meet other travelers, find out from the teachers what the best restaurants are to visit in town, and sometimes have a meal that's even better than at any restaurant...
I'd always wanted to learn how to make chocolates and confections, even buying a big, expensive book from Amazon once. So when I saw the opportunity to pay someone to explain at least the chocolate part to me, I jumped to sign up!
I signed up for one at the Sydney Seafood School, part of the Sydney Fish Market...
There are a few restaurants in Luang Prabang that offer cooking classes, and I just signed up for the one at Tamnak Lao...
The one activity I planned for Chiang Mai, besides seeing the temples in the city center (which took all of 3 hours), was a cooking class. I chose Baan Thai Cookery School, and signed up for a full-day course...
