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Mauricio Ruiz is a writer and journalist who has lived in the US, Belgium, Mexico and Norway. His work has appeared in Words Without Borders, CatapultThe CommonThe RumpusElectric LiteratureJMWWRiver TeethLiteral Magazine, among others. He's been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Myriad Editions Competition in the UK, as well as the Fish Short Story Prize in Ireland. He has received fellowships from OMI writers (NY), Société des auteurs (Belgium), Jakob Sande (Norway), Can Serrat (Spain), and the Three Seas' Council (Rhodes). His second book, Silencios al sur, was published in early 2017, and his work has partially been translated into Dutch and French. Mauricio Ruiz can be followed on Twitter and Instagram.

19 July 2020
Pao de lo

Pão de Ló de Margaride: An enduring tradition in Portugal

In a small house at the foot of the hill an old woman crumbles a piece of bread with her fingers, brings it to the lips […]
7 July 2020

Do the ‘downward facing dog’ with a piece of Basque Cheesecake in your hands

Sit back, relax and enjoy a delicious piece of homemade sourdough bread with local Swedish butter, some strawberry jam from this year’s red, vibrant harvest and […]
7 July 2020

Douro Valley: The Cradle of Port Wine

Boundaries were determined for the Douro Valley’s vineyards in 1756, making it the oldest demarcated wine region in the world, even though grape harvest and wine […]
29 June 2020

3 spots for the best cinnamon buns in Stockholm

What the Croissant is to Paris, the Franzbrötchen to Hamburg, the Pączki to Warsaw, the Pastel de Nata to Lisbon, that’s the Cinnamon bun or Kanelbulle […]
28 June 2020

10 best Indonesian food you must taste

Indonesia is one of the biggest countries in the world, with more than 13 466 islands. With over 267 million people, it is the world’s 4th […]
27 June 2020
La buvette dinner

10 best places for natural wines and great food in Brussels

Natural wine – what is that? Normally, this means that the wine is produced without any chemical additives and all fermentation processes and production happens in […]
26 June 2020

A chef in Portugal turns a crisis into possibilities

When the coronavirus pandemic began, Miguel Laffan worked at the Atlântico Bar & Restaurant at the Hotel Intercontinental in Cascais, but the situation did not make […]
24 June 2020
food

Online cooking classes without borders

Hi, I’m Kaja. I studied politics and public policy, worked within EU politics in Brussels and quit my job a year ago to become a cooking […]
23 June 2020
Take away food

Covid-19: Blessing and curse for the food scene?

In most countries restaurants are opening again, but the outbreak of the global Covid19 pandemic has hit them hard and it will take time for them […]
19 June 2020

5 Best Brunch Spots in Amsterdam

I think whoever invented brunch is a genius. Mixing the best parts of breakfast with the best features of lunch and combining them into one delicious […]
15 June 2020
Champagne

Let them drink Champagne!

This certainly was the storyline of my weekend in the blooming green and lovely area in the North-East of France. I did a lot of research […]