While making resolutions last New Year's Eve, my meat-and-potatoes boyfriend decided to be more adventurous with his eating habits. To broaden his horizons, he vowed to try the cuisine of a different culture each month for the whole year. As is the case with most resolutions, however, momentum fizzled out after a mere three months. This year I've decided to take his resolution a step further and travel around the world in 80 dishes, without ever leaving the country that is. Whether at a restaurant, with a recipe or in the home of a native, each week we will get another stamp in our culinary passport until we have sampled the flavors of 80 different countries around the world. Although this challenge will take us well into next year, 2010 will be filled with new tastes and new experiences. Consider this your passport to dine.
Bon appetit, mangia, dig in, enjoy.
