Eating Vegetarian in Japan

Apart from the whole not eating meat thing, I usually consider myself pretty open to trying new foods. However, in Japan, I found myself as picky as an entitled toddler! I feel a little ashamed to write this post, if I’m honest, but I want to share my true experience. We cruised around Japan with…

Eating Vegetarian in Switzerland

My post on my vegetarian week in Norway seems to be fairly popular, so let’s do another one! How easy is it to eat vegetarian in Switzerland? Very!! Several of the meals I ate in Switzerland are my best travel meals to date! Every restaurant we went to had an English menu, and I don’t…

Hidden Gem in Chicago: Hofbräuhaus Beer Hall

In 2010 I took a weekend trip from my Paris study abroad to Switzerland and Germany. In those three days I discovered käsespätzle and ordered it twice. I thought it was amazing, and I’ve been trying to find it again ever since. Käsespätzle is a traditional pasta dish from parts of Germany and Switzerland made…

A Vegetarian Week in Norway

Before we traveled to Norway this spring, I did some searching for authentic Norwegian foods we might want to try. While the world is generally getting better at increasing its vegetarian options, Norway is one of those countries heavily founded on meat and seafood. So overall, I didn’t find too much in advance that I…