The Roll Call of Forgotten Brooklyn

BROOKLYN – From elegant to kosher, from red sauce to hamantashen. If you want a taste of true, old-school Brooklyn, these are the 11 places to find it. Bring extra napkins.

Little Black Book: Whole Foods Forager Digs Brooklyn

BROOKLYN – One woman harvests the bounty of Kings County in time for lunch.

Little Black Book: The Tequilera's Mexico City

MEXICO CITY – When you want to know what's hot in the DF, ask the girl who knows her tequila. Casa Dragones co-founder Bertha Gonzalez Nieves shows us around.

Love Letter to NYC's MarieBelle

NYC – I order the Aztec hot chocolate on ice, and indulge in the carmelized-banana-and-cinnamon crepe served with vanilla gelato and fresh strawberries.

The Sweetest Bite in Sicily

SICILY – An olive oil producer tracks down a centuries-old recipe for torrone, an Italian Christmas confection.

I'll Eat in Scotland Before Ye

SCOTLAND – I have an Olympic appetite for oysters, dairy products, and whisky. No one told me that Scotland produced the holy trinity of foodstuffs.

Love Letter: Cochon's Oysters

NEW ORLEANS – Long after the plate was removed and long after the last bite of heart-thumping upside-down pineapple cake was licked clean from the spoon, I thought about those oysters.

Cocina Under the Stars

TULUM, Mexico – If you do not like tequila-based cocktails mixed with fresh juice and served in giant mason jars, stay far away.

Just Back From: Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM – Café Winke was our morning hangout, with great coffee and the best appeltaart in town. At night, it was Café 't Arendsnest, where we explored Dutch craft beers.