Our Food Adventures

Our Guest Amanda Roberts is an American who moved to China with her husband in 2010. They decided if they were going to move, it was going to be a BIG move. They are currently living in the countryside of Yangshuo, China and loving every minute of it. The scenery she gets to see every day, green pastures, giant mountains and birds chirping happily. They adopted their first child in 2016 and have been adventuring as a family ever since. Amanda has a minor in Chinese language, and wrote two books about dumplings.  In this episode, she’ll walk you through what Chinese food is really like and dissolving the misconceptions of China. What You’ll Learn What Chinese food is like in China What to do in Yangshuo Reality of living in China Where to find the best dumplings wherever you go in China Spots to Chow Down in Yangshuo: -Explorer -Pure Lotus -Monkey Jane Roof Top Bar -Gan Noodle House -Cloud 9 Recommended Things to Do: -Li River Cruise -Tour at 7-Star Tea Plantation -Gaze upon Green Lotus Peak -Vi

Our Guest   Arianna Thayer is a blogger originally from Baton Rouge. She moved to New Orleans 8 years ago and hasn’t left. She fell in love with the people, the culture and most of all the food. Her website Beenthayerdonethat.com offers an insight into New Orleans culture and food that will make you want to go immediately.  What you’ll learn The culture within New Orleans  Where the food was influenced by Places to eat and go to enjoy yourself What Mardi Gras is   Arianna’s Spots to Chow Down -Juan’s -Mother’s -Pizza Dominica  -Acme Oyster Bar -Sucre -Cafe Beignet -Creole Creamery   Arianna’s recommendations of things to do: -WW2 Museum -The French market -Frenchmen street for music and dancing -The Garden District for historic architecture -Magazine for shopping and food -Royal street for looking at art   Share your thoughts with us! We'd like to hear from you about places you might want to learn more about or even stories about your adventures. Message us through our website OurFoodAdventure

Our Guest Sherri Pengjad from Thai-foodie.com runs a Thai recipe based blog from a small town in North Carolina. She fell in love with everything Thai ever since she tasted pineapple fried rice with her friend. With the yearn for more authentic Thai food, she moved to Bangkok and indulged as much as she could. She met her husband in Thailand and ended up moving her beautiful family back to the states. She missed the food and flavors of what Bangkok offered, so she decided to get cooking. She is now a Thai food chef and instructor who’s food can impress any Thai mother-in-law. She still loves to travel with her husband and her 3 small children as much as they can. In this episode, we discuss what the food, the life, and the people are like in Bangkok and what it’s like to travel with kids. What You’ll Learn What foods to eat in Bangkok What Bangkok is like What it’s like traveling with children Tips on how to make your trip with children easier  Sherri’s Personal Recommendations for Bangkok Amp

Our Guests   Jim and Christina, from MrandMrsRomance.com are based in Sydney Australia, but they travel to as many places as they possibly can. After meeting each other at random, they both realized they were meant for one another. The love they both share for traveling and how to experience life fueled their desire to share their stories with everyone.    If you’ve ever wondered how to bring romance in every part of your journey or trip, Jim and Christina are the ones to listen to. They pride themselves on traveling as a couple and trying to find the romance in any way they can. In this episode, you’ll be able to look forward to fun rituals to spark that romance and their trip to Cuba that’ll make you want to pack your bags immediately.     What You’ll Learn Fun rituals to spark the romance What to do in Cuba How to travel as a couple better  Where to stay in Cuba     Jim and Christina’s Personal Recommendations for Cuba   Havana: Rooftop bar at Hotel Ambos Mundos La Habana  Vinales: Finca la C

Our Guest Maria Pasquale from Heartrome.com is an Italian-Australian food and travel writer. She’s written for CNN, USA Today, Telegraph, Fodor’s and has her own book called, “I Heart Rome." After deciding to drop everything in Australia, she was able to finally move to Rome. She not only, shares how Rome captivates you but also her personal favorite eats so you can get the best experience. In this episode, we discuss with Maria the beauty of Rome and what will make your next trip to Rome one that you’ll never forget. Forget the travel guidebooks and listen to this episode! What You’ll learn 4 major types of dishes in Rome Types of street FoodWhat to do in Rome What to eat in Rome Maria’s Spots to Chow Down in Rome Da Enzo for Roman cuisine Da Remo for Roman pizza Giulietta for gourmet pizzaRomeo for cocktails Regoli for some of best cakes in town Roscioli cafe for the best club sandwich Hotel de Russie for fancy Saturday garden lunch Share your thoughts with us! We'd like to hear from you about plac

Our Guest Nathan Aguilera from foodieflashpacker.com is a food-based travel blogger based out in Mexico. He’s eaten through over 60 countries and is sharing his views on summering in Europe, his time as a food sport judge and dishes he recommends around the world and some that are not so tasty! I know all of us want to know the new hot place to visit, the thing to eat and a great tip to make your trip better.  Well, this episode will shed a little a light from a well-seasoned traveler. World Food Championships Location: Orange Beach, Alabama Summering in Europe Locations: Madrid, Spain Andalusia, Spain Costa Brava, Spain Romania Bulgaria   What You'll Learn Fun things to do in Europe Great places to eat What a World Food Championship consists of Places to visit in Eastern Europe Nathan’s Spots to Chow Down in Europe Mercado San Fernando (Madrid, Spain) Everything, especially octopus. (Anywhere in Spain) Look for tapas restaurants with no English menus (Anywhere in Spain) Barack & Szilva Étterem

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