Usually we are "Seeing Green" but if you will indulge us we want to share a refreshing culinary experience we had at a restaurant we ate at recently in the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. We knew they served "Mediterranean" food, but were we delighted to experience the variety, the quality, the authenticity. It was almost as good as being in the....

UK Based Wyke Farms Somerset Cheddar arrives in the US for the first time.Wyke Farms, the UK’s largest independent cheese producer and milk processor, are sampling a selection of their award winning farmhouse cheddars at this years Fancy Food Fair in San Diego.

From the outside, Mi Barrio is a rundown bit of a building with an insanely tiny parking lot. Don’t be scared. Go inside. You’ll be amazed at how great your meal taste. Run by a mexican family from someplace probably mexico, the food is as authentic as you can find in all of Atlanta.

Authentic Cajun recipes like the ones found in New Orleans restaurants. Great recipes, how-to's, and tips for using common everyday ingredients!

Surin of Thailand serves up decent, americanized thai food. Not that this is a bad thing, but I’d argue with the ‘authentic thai cuisine’ printed under their name on the wall. So what. It’s good. It’s reliably good.

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