On the quest for the perfect Negroni and its countless variations, I discovered this text, “The Negroni: A Love Affair with a Classic Cocktail”…
Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
On our recent trip to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico we enjoyed these incredible Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies, an interesting, complex combination of sweet and spicy…
Curried Chicken Salad
Not only it this salad delicious, it also provides health-promoting qualities, and has become a familiar favorite on the menu at American Kitchen in Lafayette…
Everyone has been taken by the Stanley Tucci series, “Searching for Italy.” This recipe, Spaghetti alla Nerano, was featured in the first episode: Naples and the Amalfi Coast…
Pizza Margherita
During our past Italian tours of Tuscany, Sicily and Puglia, we enjoyed making and eating great Italian-style pizza! Noted for its thin crust and limited toppings, my favorite is the Margherita – sauce, mozzarella, basil, parmesan, olive oil – period!
This is a popular – often-asked-for – Mexican dish that I have prepared a number of times for private dinners…
About Me
Chef Charlie
For over 25 years, I have been an independent chef, cooking instructor, recipe and food writer, culinary travel guide, and owner of Epicurean Exchange Culinary Travel. And NOW, writer and content developer for this new weblog, Epicurean-Global-Exchange. During the challenges of the 2020 pandemic, I began looking for new ways to engage those interested in our usual offerings, of food, travel, lifestyle topics. My work has always been led by purpose: to not just teach, but offer quality, skills and life-affirming moments; to not just travel, but open the world to its personalities and possibilities; to not just inform, but to inspire to learn and grow with knowledge and perspective. To make the lives of our readers better, richer. And in turn, this is paid forward to their families, friends, communities and the places they call home in this world.
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