European Winter Treat in Vienna: Fresh Black Winter Truffles

Fresh Black Winter Truffles, Vienna, Austria. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Ever since I first tried truffles in a restaurant in Zurich, I get excited when the Northern Hemisphere winter comes around and I can look forward to fresh black winter truffles. Many years ago, when I worked in publishing in Sydney, my right-hand-man had a rather tempestuous relationship with his girlfriend who was head chef for … Read more

Scrambled Eggs with Sucuk Sausage Recipe – Weekend Eggs from Istanbul

Scrambled Eggs with Sucuk Sausage Recipe, Istanbul, Turkey. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

This scrambled eggs with sucuk sausage recipe makes creamy scrambled eggs with smoky eggplant and bell peppers, and it’s the the Istanbul edition of my Weekend Eggs recipes series of breakfast dishes around the world. It’s not a traditional Turkish breakfast dish, but it’s a Turkish-inspired breakfast eggs breakfast. In my Istanbul edition of The … Read more

Gallo Pinto Recipe from Costa Rica for Weekend Eggs

Gallo Pinto Recipe. Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

I’m not going to lie. The only negative thing we heard about Costa Rica before our two weeks in the country on our yearlong trip dedicated to slow, local and experiential travel was about a subject close to our hearts: the food. But one rustic dish was very popular – gallo pinto, which translates to … Read more

Eggs Benedict Recipe for New York City Edition of Weekend Eggs

Recipe – Eggs Benedict, New York, New York, USA. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

An eggs Benedict recipe. How could I do anything else for the New York City edition of our Weekend Eggs series on quintessential eggs dishes around the world? Could there be a more quintessential New York eggs dish than eggs Benedict? An eggs Bennie is to New Yorkers what smashed avocado and poached eggs is … Read more