This always happens to me when I travel. I end up eating something that is just out of this world and then I spend time and money trying to recreate something that I know I'll probably never be able to have again where I first ate it.
Our most recent vacation was a road trip inside the US and Canada (our first one). We had some really delicious food. We don't vacation inside the US, so this was very interesting to see such regional differences.
While it's great to experience these things, I also get a little bit sad because we're likely to never to return to these places, whether in the US or abroad (except for a few countries/cities we visit repeatedly).
But I will try to recreate some of my favorites: the cole slaw at the Tick Tock Diner in NYC and the Spinach Gnocchi with roasted Walnuts in a Gorgonzola cream sauce from Grano Trattoria in Greenwich Village among many others. Hope I can recreate them, as life will be a little less exciting if I can't figure them out.
Do you do this? Recreate great meals at home that you've eaten out... how do they go? Sometimes it takes me several tries and once in a blue moon, I manage to nail them the first time around. Of course, sometimes it's the ingredient itself that you can't buy where you live and that makes it or breaks it (thank goodness for internet shopping!!)
Our most recent vacation was a road trip inside the US and Canada (our first one). We had some really delicious food. We don't vacation inside the US, so this was very interesting to see such regional differences.
While it's great to experience these things, I also get a little bit sad because we're likely to never to return to these places, whether in the US or abroad (except for a few countries/cities we visit repeatedly).
But I will try to recreate some of my favorites: the cole slaw at the Tick Tock Diner in NYC and the Spinach Gnocchi with roasted Walnuts in a Gorgonzola cream sauce from Grano Trattoria in Greenwich Village among many others. Hope I can recreate them, as life will be a little less exciting if I can't figure them out.
Do you do this? Recreate great meals at home that you've eaten out... how do they go? Sometimes it takes me several tries and once in a blue moon, I manage to nail them the first time around. Of course, sometimes it's the ingredient itself that you can't buy where you live and that makes it or breaks it (thank goodness for internet shopping!!)
Last edited: