Driving Destinations

It's a Small World: Ethnic Food Tour

Posted by Mike Bender on 8/10/2009 at 1:00 PM

This week we're taking a culinary tour through Southern California. Along the way, we'll sample some of the best ethnic cuisine the Left Coast has to offer, beginning with Danish meatballs in Solvang and ending with taste-bud-popping genuine Italian gelato in San Diego.

Southern California is perhaps the world's greatest culinary melting pot. Whether your passion is burrowing into burritos or scarfing Pad Thai to Elvis music, So-Cal's all that and a bag of chips – here's just a sampler platter. Loosen that seat belt. SoCal is known for foods from Latin America and Asia, but we begin our journey with old-world comfort food in Solvang, which bills itself as the Danish capital of America. No trip to this quaint red-painted timber-built town is complete without æbelskiver (apple fritters) at Solvang Restaurant; they're so popular that there's a special takeout window. Bit o' Denmark serves a classic smorgasbord (Danish buffet) of over two dozen items in Solvang's oldest building (1911); don't miss the frikadeller (Danish meatballs).

 

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48 Hours in Greater Phoenix

Posted by Jon Beals on 5/18/2009 at 1:00 PM

Road trips are as popular as ever, and we've partnered with world-renowned travel publisher Lonely Planet to bring you some of the best driving trips in the United States. Each trip focuses around a specific theme, locale or passion.

This week's trip complements our podcast, "Trips in Your Own Backyard," which discusses horseback riding in Phoenix. We wanted to highlight some of the other things the greater Phoenix area has to offer for the perfect weekend in Phoenix — whether you're a local looking for fun suggestions or an out-of-towner looking for a sunny weekend getaway.

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