Our vacation to the Mediterranean included a lot of culinary focus. We went shopping with a few chefs, wandered around markets and sampled the local offerings.

A boulangerie in Cherbourg

Fromageries everywhere. We bought creamy Gorgonzola. YUM!

Such pretty pastries! I want to recreate them in minature.

The seafood was gorgeous

What’s not to love?

We had tapas a few times. This little spot is in Menorca

Gorgeous. We tried octopus twice on this trip.

Baby artichokes

We bought butter and ham baguette sandwiches more than once. Brought this one back onboard for our lunch

The food onboard was pretty dang good, too. Salad with apple cider vinaigrette.

Seafood boil.

Triple cream cheese with vanilla honey apricots

Lemon bar