food Archives - Reid & Robie

14 Sultanahmet restaurants worth visiting (plus more elsewhere in Istanbul)

August 13, 2026

It’s an efficient delivery vehicle for ground meat, cheese and onions. – Anthony Bourdain on Turkish pide In the bustling historic center of Istanbul, there’s no shortage of places to eat. Anchored by the Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar, Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace, Sultanahmet’s streets aren’t just filled with tourists. They’re lined with cafés, fish … More 14 Sultanahmet restaurants worth visiting (plus more elsewhere in Istanbul)

Savoring Sicilian Flavors: A Culinary Journey of Palermo

July 2, 2026

The problem many people have with Italian food is they over complicate it. Italian food is extremely simple. – Gino D’Acampo After six weeks in Syracuse, Robie and I moved across the island to continue our Sicilian food tour in Palermo. Once again, our hunt for the city’s best dishes started with cannoli. Cannoli After … More Savoring Sicilian Flavors: A Culinary Journey of Palermo

Experiencing Carnevale & Easter in Sicily

May 14, 2026

Easter is a time for dressing up, looking your best and hunting for candy. It’s Halloween in reverse. – Melanie White The season kicked off with a couple of kids sporting costumes on a Sunday afternoon in early February. Sitting at a table outside Gran Caffe del Duomo in the heart of Syracuse, Robie and … More Experiencing Carnevale & Easter in Sicily

Shopping & cooking in Morocco

February 19, 2026

When the stomach gets full it tells the head to sing. – Moroccan proverb After getting a taste of Morocco’s mouthwatering cuisine, Robie and I couldn’t wait to find a market filled with exotic spice blends, briny olives, fresh vegetables and loaves of round bread to reconstruct some of the dishes in our rented apartment … More Shopping & cooking in Morocco

Mouthwatering Moroccan cuisine

January 29, 2026

Moroccan food dances on your tongue with spices that tell a story of the desert and the sea. – @living_with_a_cook I adore Moroccan food. The rich, aromatic blend of Berber, Arabic and Mediterranean influences characterized by slow-cooked dishes filled with fragrant spices, fresh vegetables, meat and seafood served alongside fluffy couscous and round loaves of … More Mouthwatering Moroccan cuisine

In search of free tapas

December 4, 2025

Spain is love served on a plate. – Anonymous Blame it on Anthony Bourdain. When Robie and I saw a rerun of CNN’s Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown during a trip to Mykonos last December, it set the course for what we would do after the Camino. At the time we knew we were heading to … More In search of free tapas

When it rains in Lecce, eat pasta … and cheese

June 5, 2025

Life is a combination of magic and pasta. – Federico Fellini When Robie and I set out from Albania to enjoy a week-long getaway in Italy, we were looking forward to exploring the baroque architecture of Lecce in the southern region of Puglia. But when March showers left us taking grey, overcast pictures of the … More When it rains in Lecce, eat pasta … and cheese

Pork, cheese and ouzo – the new winter classic

February 20, 2025

You are what you eat. So don’t be fast, cheap, easy or fake. – Homer One of the best things about our roving retirement is the food. And not just the amazing cuisine we get to try, but the chance to recreate delicious dishes and add them to our repertoire. In Liverpool Robie and I … More Pork, cheese and ouzo – the new winter classic

Where people forget to die

February 14, 2025

The people you surround yourself with influence your behaviors, so choose friends who have healthy habits. – Dan Buettner Robie and I didn’t set out to age in reverse, on Ikaria it just happened. Ikaria is a blue zone – one of only five in the world – where people regularly live longer than average. … More Where people forget to die

Gallery: Food from our time in Liverpool

December 10, 2024

A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe. – Thomas Keller Taking a page from Reid’s post last week about British Fare and the differences we found regarding variety, availability and names, I thought I’d share a gallery of some of the food we made at home and ate … More Gallery: Food from our time in Liverpool