Culinary Travel

Summer Road Trip – Dining at the Clifton Inn

by PhillyMama

Just a short post to rave about the food at the incredible Clifton Inn dining room.  If you go, don’t miss the chance to sit at the chef’s counter in Executive Chef Tucker Yoder’s kitchen!  I’d also highly recommend that you let Chef Yoder select what you’ll eat.  We did – and we’re still talking [...]

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World Travel Wednesday: Inspiring Foodies

by CajunMama
Nottoway Plantation Louisiana

A part of travel that everyone experiences is food. We have to eat at some point while on the road. For me, culinary moments are part of what makes a trip worth talking about. I’m from Louisiana where we don’t eat to live, we live to eat. It only makes sense that there would be [...]

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Carnival Expands Chef’s Table Fine Dining Experience on Cruise Ships

by CajunMama
Duck appetizer in main dining aboard Carnival Fantasy Cruise Ship (c) Shannon Hurst Lane

Carnival recently announced the expansion of their Chef’s Table Fine Dining Experience fleetwide. If the cuisine in the regular dining rooms is any indication of the culinary offerings, then the Chef’s Table experience must be phenomenal. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to check it out during the Carnival Magic Inaugural Cruise in May. When we [...]

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Adventures in Chocolate – Gail Ambrosius Chocolatier

by CajunMama

Here at TravelingMamas.com, we believe travel not only educates, but changes lives. Sometimes, it’s that one moment from travels during childhood or the teen years that sticks with us and inspires greatness. One story that struck a chord with me is the journey of Gail Ambrosius. She visited France as a teen on a school [...]

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Foodie Friday: Dessert on Carnival Fantasy Cruise

by CajunMama
White Chocolate Dessert on Carnival Fantasy Cruise

We took our first family cruise at the beginning of the summer and it was also my first experience with Carnival Cruise Lines. I’ve enjoyed a romantic cruise with Princess Cruises Crown Princess and a girlfriend getaway cruise on the Norwegian Spirit (the cruise line currently offering Nickelodeon themed cruises). The thing that surprised me most with Carnival [...]

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Cherry Adventure in Traverse City, Michigan

by CajunMama
Cherry mama tree

I don’t know about you, but I love to eat when I travel. Food is such an important aspect of travel. It gives us a sense of place and the culture behind the destination. I’ve said before, that here in Louisiana we don’t eat to live, we live to eat. Our culture is that a [...]

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Louisiana Plantation Tour: Houmas House Plantation and Gardens

by CajunMama
Louisiana Plantation Tour Houmas House

I’ve always dreamed that at some point in my life I’d earn enough to purchase my own plantation. I’ve grown up in an area where these majestic homes have intrigued residents and visitors with the stories of the families who lived and died in these white mansions. Some of the stories are about history while [...]

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Best Chocolate Desserts

by CajunMama

My favorite week of the year is upon us. It is National Chocolate Week and I take my role as a Traveling Mama very seriously. I make sure that each hotel I recommend has been personally visited. I make sure that each product I review has been personally tested out. I even sacrifice myself, in [...]

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