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Memorable Meals

Dinner at Tayybeh

2023-05-272023-05-26 by Mike
Uzi - filo pastry stuffed with basmati rice, peas, carrots, beef, and almonds - at Tayybeh in Lisbon.

We enjoyed a memorable meal at Tayybeh, our new favorite restaurant in Lisbon.

Categories Food, Memorable Meals, Portugal Tags Lisbon 8 Comments

Breakfast in the Boonies

2023-05-142023-02-03 by Mike
Vietnam-era C rations

A young soldier prepares breakfast in Vietnam.

Categories Memorable Meals, US Citizens Abroad Tags Vietnam 10 Comments

A Seafood Feast in Estoril

2022-10-292022-09-30 by Mike
A seafood platter with lobster, shrimp, and crab.

Our friend Kirsten shares a story about a memorable meal she and her future husband had in Estoril 45 years ago. What a memory!

Categories Memorable Meals, Portugal Tags Cascais, Estoril, Lisbon 4 Comments

Lunch at the Palácio Chiado

2022-09-10 by Mike
The exterior of the Palácio Chiado

We ate like counts and countesses in an 18th century palace in Lisbon.

Categories Memorable Meals, Portugal Tags Lisbon 6 Comments

What Makes a Memorable Meal?

2023-05-142022-09-02 by Mike
The dining room at The Noble South in Mobile, Alabama

When food, service, and ambience come together with the right companions, a meal out can be something more than just dinner.

Categories Food, Memorable Meals Tags Cascais 10 Comments

A Fine Platter of Fish

2022-10-292022-07-22 by Mike
A platter of grilled sardinhas at Restaurante Borges

We had our first taste of sardinhas with our new friend Victor.

Categories Food, Memorable Meals, Portugal Tags Lisbon, Paço de Arcos 9 Comments

Foodtopia – A Feast of Food & Stories

2022-07-092022-07-08 by Mike
The home page of foodtopiafeast.com

The first Foodtopia festival in Lisbon was a big success.

Categories Food, Memorable Meals, Portugal Tags Lisbon 6 Comments

Dinner at P4 na Baixa

2022-10-292022-06-17 by Mike
The exterior sign at P4 na Baixa

We wanted a nice meal for a special celebration. This restaurant was a great find.

Categories Food, Memorable Meals, Portugal Tags Porto 9 Comments

Impressions of America

2024-02-222022-05-07 by Mike
Approaching O'Hare International Airport, Chicago

We came, we saw, and of course, we ate!

Categories Food, Memorable Meals, Travel Tags USA 16 Comments

I Say “Lunch”, They Say “Lanche”

2023-05-142021-12-03 by Mary
Our lanche dishes

Who cares what you call it? Let’s eat!

Categories European recipes, Food, Memorable Meals, Portugal, Recipes Tags Porto 8 Comments
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