What is Baltic cuisine?

Just what really is Baltic cuisine, you ask? Um…what and where are the Baltics? That’s what secretly you’re asking, right?  Isn’t that where they had that war in the ’90s? Like Serbia or Bosnia? Nope.  But it’s an honest mistake.  Don’t feel stupid; we’ve all had those moments. And I totally was that kid who…

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Pop-Tarts: Hate to love them or love to hate them?

Another food fad remake struck the foodie world in the past few years: The often reviled Pop-Tart, an American breakfast icon,  has experienced a renaissance of sorts  in bakeries and restaurants. In the Washington, D.C. area, knowing foodies sample homemade “poptarts” at Ted’s Bulletin and Northside Social, among other places.  These eateries have put their own…

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Redefining the salade chèvre chaud

I crave salads.  I adore cheese.  So for me, few salads – or entrees for that matter – can top the contrasting, yet complementary mix of flavors in a salade chevre chaud (hot goat cheese salad), ubiquitous in France and, actually, much of Europe.   The traditional French salad typically consists of large-leaf lettuce (like…

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New Year’s Resolution: Eat Latvian honey cake!

New Year’s resolutions are so yesterday. I mean, I really would appreciate it if everyone staggered the start of their resolutions so I could get mat space at yoga and a parking spot at the gym. Thanks! Just kidding…sort of (really, has anyone ever tried to get into a gym the second week of January?…

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Welcome to The Culinary Diplomat!

Travel the world without leaving your kitchen, and venture out of your comfort zone when you do leave home! Thanks for checking out the inaugural post of The Culinary Diplomat.   May the site inspire you to discover new places, tastes, and cultures and inspire you to create and share your own food adventures. Each post…

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