Zita Cobb is not afraid of the unknown. At the age of 16, she left her home in Newfoundland to attend Ottawa’s Carleton University. After graduating, she and a friend bought a van and drove it around North America, “anywhere there was a road,” she says, for six months until the vehicle eventually died in […]
Krafne kod Mate (the English translation is “Doughnuts at Mate’s”) is nowhere near Diocletian’s Palace in Split, Croatia — the city’s number one tourist destination. Instead of joining the crowd of sightseers, I find myself at a cozy, one-room spot that is tucked away next to a bus stop, not far from the coastal highway. […]
Always up for tasting new foods, I say yes to the horsemeat platter at Osteria Lo Zingaro, a tiny restaurant in Parma, Italy. Actually, they’re all tiny restaurants in Parma. The meat is presented in three versions: cooked à la roast beef, pesto-seasoned tartar and traditional tartar. I eat the first two quite happily; though […]
