http://www.samcookswellfleet.com ...so you don't have to Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:47:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Summer 2009 This year, we have decreased our staff to suit the business better. Starting off the season, we would like to welcome new comers Nicole Santarsiero & Rachel Smith. These two  Stonehill College students are a great addition to our friendly and helpful counter help. They both are excited to be here ... http://www.samcookswellfleet.com/2008/08/19/morocco-and-tunisia/   Banquet for an Emperor A few years ago, Sam spent three weeks touring many regions of China guided by a Chinese-American art historian. The main purpose of the tour was the exploration of Chinese art. Because the group took their meals all together, Sam expected the pre-arranged meals ... http://www.samcookswellfleet.com/2008/07/29/china/   Italian food on both sides of the Atlantic Sam’s trip to Italy was part of his 1969 Europe on Five Dollars a Day tour.  His concept before arriving in Italy was that Italian food meant pasta with sauce and pizza.  It was a surprise to find that the pasta was a ... http://www.samcookswellfleet.com/2008/07/23/italy/ Sam in Siam For Sam, the most interesting cuisine in all his many travels is Thai, from  the modern country, formerly known as Siam.   From the lavish banquets in the opulent Oriental Hotel in Bangkok to the simple meals prepared by villagers in remote Cheng Mai, Sam enjoyed many flavorful dishes ... http://www.samcookswellfleet.com/2008/07/15/thailand/ Poulet aux olives vertes.  (Chicken with Lemon and Green Olives) In 1969, Sam traveled to Europe for the first time.  Determined to be guided by Frommer’s Europe on Five Dollars a Day, Sam left for Europe with just enough money to last 6 weeks on exactly $5 a day for housing ... http://www.samcookswellfleet.com/2008/07/09/vive-la-france/ Cuban  Beans and Rice Sam traveled to Cuba with Global Exchange, a group which leads cultural exchange tours in all parts of the world.  This purpose of this particular trip was to attend the Afro-Caribbean Music and Art Festival in Santiago.  In addition, the group attended lectures about life in Cuba ... http://www.samcookswellfleet.com/2008/07/01/cuba/   Lincolnshire Relatives Lincolnshire Relatives Sam’s great-grandfather, Samuel Baker, for whom Sam is named was one of seven brothers from Lincolnshire England.  Samuel and six of the brothers emigrated to the United States and settled in the Mid-west.  Samuel started the family farm on which Sam grew up, and which still remains in ... http://www.samcookswellfleet.com/2008/06/25/england/   Greece When Sam traveled to Greece in 1968, the island of Aegina, just an hour by boat from Athens, felt as far from the urban hubbub as any of the more remote islands.  People came to the island to lounge on the beach or to bury their legs in the warm ... http://www.samcookswellfleet.com/2008/06/18/greece/   Sam’s just mad about Saffron   During Sam’s two year employment in Portugal, he made many visits across the border to Spain. The city of Sevilla appealed to Sam on that first trip because it combines European and North African influence.  There, Sam stayed in the old Moorish part of town ... http://www.samcookswellfleet.com/2008/06/11/spain/       The German side of Sam’s family On Sam’s visit to Germany, the food was familiar from dinners at the homes of his great aunts and uncles on his mother’s side.  Sam’s maternal grandmother, Barbara Ulrich, had come to the U.S. with her family and settled in Southern Illinois.  When Sam’s family ... http://www.samcookswellfleet.com/2008/06/07/germany/