by Jeff Baker | Jun 22, 2016 | Blog, Claremont, Food, Granada Hills, Monrovia, Pasadena, Podcast, Restaurants, Southern California, Southern California, Southern California |
Listen to out “On The Savory Road” PODCAST Our day job takes us out and about all over Southern California. Recently we were in the older part of Glendale and ran across Brand Park. Which is not only a community park but was once the home of Leslie C....
by Jeff Baker | Jun 16, 2016 | Blog, Destinations, Food, Food Tours, Minneapolis, Radio |
Recently we attended TBEX, travel blogger conference in Minneapolis. While there, the Minneapolis Tourist Board sent us to the Midtown Global Market. An Internationally-themed public market with groceries, food vendors and gifts. Of course we went for the food....
by Jeff Baker | Jun 11, 2016 | Minneapolis, Travel |
One word describes our time in Minneapolis for the annual North American TBEX conference – WOW! This was our first time to TBEX (Travel Blog Exchange). How great to enter an arena of people like us, who love to travel and write. Everyone we meet had something...
by Jeff Baker | Jun 8, 2016 | Events, Restaurants, Travel |
Jeff visits the Highland Springs Resort in Cherry Valley, CA . Highland Springs Resort is a 2,400 acre Historical Landmark in the foothills of the San Gorgonio Pass. Starting from a Spanish Land Grant in the early 1800’s to a stagecoach stop and then...
by Jeff Baker | Jun 5, 2016 | Accommodations, California, Destinations, Food, Long Beach, National, Podcast, Southern California, Southern California, Travel, United States |
We need a break and are only option is a short staycation. We head to Belmont Shore, Long Beach and rent an Airbnb for two nights. We tried some great food places – Thai, French Bakery, Americana Breakfast, and we got into the best Italian restaurant in the area!...
by Jeff Baker | Jun 2, 2016 | Monterey |
I felt pretty smug getting one of those last minute discount rates. Our hotel room was recently remodeled and clean. It even had a partial view of the bay (over the parking lot and between some storage buildings). At bedtime we heard quite the racket above our ceiling...
by Jeff Baker | May 21, 2016 | Coffee, Destinations, Food, International, Peru, Radio, Restaurants, South America, Travel |
Most of us hardly remember the pre-Starbucks era, Millennials and Generation X’s were practically born with a latte in their hands. That’s why so many travelers to Peru are amazed to discover a place with such a booming food culture is still in it’s...
by Jeff Baker | May 16, 2016 | Peru, Travel |
Most visitors to Peru barely see Lima. It’s just an intermediate stop on the way to Machu Picchu. We stayed a week and a half and hardly covered all the sights and the delicious eateries Lima, offers. We stayed in the Barranco District of Lima. Barranco is...
by Jeff Baker | May 13, 2016 | Culver CIty, Events, Food |
Jeff and I had the pleasure of attending a Media Thai cooking class in Culver City. Renown Chef Nooror Somany Steppe from the Blue Elephant Cooking School in Phuket, Thailand was our instructor. The Tourism Authority of Thailand put on the event as a kick off to Thai...
by Jeff Baker | May 10, 2016 | International, Peru, Restaurants, South America, Travel |
This week on the Savory Road, Jeff visits the Barranco Beer Company in the Barranco District of Lima, Peru. One of several craft breweries popping up in Peru. Jeff was curious to find out how local beer scene was doing amidst Peru’s Culinary explosion. He sat...
