by Jeff Baker | May 1, 2016 | International, Peru, Podcast, South America |
Join Jeff and Donna as the tell their tales of their time in Ica, Peru. Starting with a harrowing bus ride to the small city of Ica, their AirBnb stay and a visit to Tacama, the “Oldest Vineyard in South America” and Pisco Distillery. Listen to PODCAST...
by Jeff Baker | Apr 30, 2016 | International, Peru, Podcast, South America, Travel |
During our recent trip to Peru we visit Tacama, Vineyard and Distillery in Ica, Peru. About about 180 miles south of Lima, Ica is an arid oasis not far from the Pacific Ocean. Indigenous peoples ruled the land before the Spanish settled the area in the 1500’s....
by Jeff Baker | Apr 27, 2016 | International, Radio, Travel |
This week we are featuring Tacama Vineyard and Pisco Distillery. Known as the first vineyard and later as the leading Pisco Distillery of Peru, Tacama has a long history starting with the Spanish who settled in Peru in the 1500’s. Today they produce some of...
by Jeff Baker | Apr 21, 2016 | International, Peru, South America, Travel |
When staying in the foothills of an active volcano, it’s good to have a distraction. We found a great one in Chaqchao (pronounced chock-chow) a delightful artisan chocolate factory in Arequipa, Peru. Owner Javiar Chavez lead the chocolate making class at their...
by Jeff Baker | Apr 21, 2016 | International, Peru, Radio, South America |
Peru has some of the best Chocolate in world. To find out more about the origins of Peru’s Cacao Bean industry, Jeff attended a Bean to Bar, Chocolate workshop in the beautiful city of Arequipa with ChaqChao Chocolates MORE ON OUR BLOG. LISTEN to the radio...
by Jeff Baker | Mar 6, 2016 | Peru, Podcast, Road Trip, Travel |
This Sunday, Peru’s Culinary Food Scene. Everything we had in Peru was delicious. This week Jeff features, Haku Food Tours in Lima. He went to an open market in Lima and then Chef David, showed him the culinary ropes. Listen to Radio segment Those Bakers on...
by Jeff Baker | Feb 26, 2016 | Food, LA to LA Road Trip, La to La Road Trip, Louisiana, National, North America, Radio, Restaurants, Road Trip, Travel |
On our LA to LA Road Trip to New Orleans, we passed a sign that caught my eye “Breaux Bridge, The Crawfish Capitol of the World”. So on the way back we had to make a stop to sample what made this place so famous for it’s Crawfish. We were directed by...
