Food Archives - Jim O'Donnell

Plan a Memorable Food Trip to Utah

September 10, 2018
Jim O'Donnell
Food, North America

Plan a Memorable Food Trip to Utah Utah is known for many things and the array of delicacies it serves up with practiced finesse and expertise is just one of them. So, if you are a traveler and a foodie…

Roma Man in the Slovakian Countryside – My Shot of the Day, October 12, 2014

After a few days exploring the Račkova Valley we came down onto the agricultural plains of the Slovakian countryside for some larger sunset landscape photographs of the entire mountain range. Unfortunately, the clouds rolled back over the mountains and they…

Climate Change Hits the Tuscan Vinyards

September 19, 2014
Jim O'Donnell
Europe, Food, Italy

“We have always trusted in nature to take care of us,” said Andrea Meini, the agronomist for the Cantine Leonardo da Vinci, a wine-growers cooperative in Italy’s Tuscany region. “We’ve really only begun to notice the extremes in the last…

Fried Muikku!!

August 11, 2014
Jim O'Donnell
Europe, Finland, Food, My Shot of the Day

Finns are going to laugh at me for this post but I don't care. I LOVE fried muikku! In English we know this little freshwater fish as vendace, Coregonus albula. In Finnish it is muikku. A member of the Salmonidae…

Paywa Zuni Bread – Sourdough From (PERHAPS) the Largest Horno in the State

June 6, 2014
Jim O'Donnell
Food, GeoTourism, New Mexico, USA, North America

Two days ago I dropped in on Jimmy Paywa of Zuni Pueblo for some bread. “Jim....hmmmm.... I think I’ll be able to remember your name,” he said. “Don’t worry if not," I told him. "Sometimes I can’t even remember my…

Eating My Way Around the Wild Coast of Norway

June 3, 2014
Jim O'Donnell
Food, Norway

Origionally published in Vrai Magazine ~ ~ ~ The island of Sandhornøya sits near the mouth of the Saltstarumen Sound in the far north of Norway. The shape of a squished heart stabbing into the Norwegian Sea, Sandhornøya is a…

The Panamonte Inn of Boquete, Panama – A Review

Editor’s Note: The first thing I want to say here is that I owe the fabulous people at Panamonte Inn in Boquete, Panama a serious apology – particularly to Charlie and Yolanda. When I returned from Panama just over a…

Costa Rica Foods – El Mirador Sitios Angustura

“So. There are three areas on the stove basically. The hottest is right here over the area where you put the wood.” Maria Luis waved her hard-working, muscled hand over the front part of the stove. “Both sides. Hot. Then…

Photo Essay: The Cheesemaker of I Due Falcetti

December 23, 2013
Jim O'Donnell
Europe, Food, Italy

~ ~ ~ The cheesemaker Francesco Bagnoli lives with his parents and grandmother Lorena on the summit of an outrageously steep and pointy little Tuscan hill near Lamporecchio. The house seems cubist-inspired, all stacked both on top of and next to…

Australia's Most Delectable Food Trails

November 25, 2013
Jim O'Donnell
Australia, Food

When you think of Australian food, barbecue may be the first thing that comes to mind. Yet with vast expanses and diverse microclimates, Australia is home to many unique agricultural regions. Australia's farmers and gourmet food producers dot the landscape,…

Chef Anna's Italian Crostata Recipe – Try It!

October 30, 2013
Jim O'Donnell
Europe, Food, Italy

Ok. If you're only here for the recipe and not the amazing and outstanding and simply mouthwatering photography then jump on down to the bottom where you will find Chef Anna's Italian Crostata Recipe as presented by chef Karista Bennett…

Magnificent Tuscan Food and Wine in Fifteen Photos

October 18, 2013
Jim O'Donnell
Europe, Food, Italy

Editor's Note: Rules being rules and laws being laws, please note that you have to to be at least 18 years old to read the rest of this post. Ya silly I know. Its because of the alcohol.... Tuscan Food…