There is a fusion between cuisine and culture so in celebration of Spain’s World Cup victory (and Paul the octopus’ perfect predictions), we are sharing a delicious Spanish recipe from famed Chef Jose Pizarro’s new cookbook, Seasonal Spanish Food.  This month enjoy Baked Brown Trout with Bacon and Herb Salad.  (more…)

From the new Morgan Freeman film, Invictus, to the 2010 FIFA World Cup Games, South Africa has become a lead actor on the world’s stage.  What is most striking about this beautiful nation is that the South African natural landscape is as compelling as the journey through the places shaping the country’s transformation from apartheid to a multicultural democracy.

Whether retracing the footsteps of Nelson Mandela and other freedom fighters imprisoned on Cape Town’s Robben Island, to touching the people and the places that defined Soweto as a center of hope and liberation, to seeing apartheid relegated to the footnotes of history in the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, the Rainbow Nation’s spirit and soul came alive along on our recent journey on freedom’s trail through South Africa. (more…)