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Learning to Love Your Local Shops and Cafes

Where I'm from, there aren't too many free standing, local places to dine or grocery shop. When I got to Amherst a few years ago, where I go to school, I started to learn the importance of local grocers and restaurants.…
Top 8 Reasons I Will Never Be A True Locavore

Although I try my hardest to buy my food from local farmers, there are several items I simply cannot live without. In the New York tri-state area, we have everything from apples to mackerel, and I'm lucky enough to be…
Hole-in-the-Wall Restaurants Are The Best

I always say that the best restaurants to eat at are the hole-in-the-wall places that someone recommends to you. While in Sardegna, Victoria and I asked the owner of the Bed & Breakfast we were staying at, Stefano,…
3 Reasons to Love Your Local Butcher

This is a guest post from Christie's Corner.My local butcher shop isn’t quite as picturesque as the one shown above. Even without cuts hanging in the windows or the latest specials written on the glass, I get an ol…
Do It Before You Die: Eat Escargot in Paris

Enjoying local foods is one of the rules when it comes to traveling. One should always try their best to sample local foods, rather than looking for the nearest McDonalds. Today's Do it before you Die Thursday featu…