Erik Trinidad

It’s no surprise that corn, the crop that manages to find its way onto the ingredient lists of many of our food items, is one of the main ingredients in the production of fine liquor. Corn is the primary grain used in bourbon, and it contributes to the mixed grain mash bills of many other spirits, including corn whiskeys and even some vodkas and gins. However...

The state of Maine may conjure up images of steamy red lobsters, lush green forests, pink boulder cliffs, and lighthouses rising up from a rugged coastline along the deep blue sea. Those colorful, mental postcards become a reality with an actual visit to America’s most northeast state—and all come to a climax in Acadia National Park...

Take a trip to Asturias, one of the autonomous communities of northern Spain, and you’ll encounter what appears to be a performance every time someone pours a glass of hard cider...

When I was biking in Spain along the Senda del Oso — Spanish for “Trail of the Bear” — I thought it was just a cute name for a casual path through a scenic valley. I didn’t realize that on this trail I would encounter an actual bear — the Cantabrian brown bear — namesake of the greenway...

There has always been a harmonious, almost musical relationship between food and wine. When dishes are paired with wines properly, there’s a synergy of complementary tastes and textures that elevate a mere meal into a concerto...

The holidays are upon us once again, and with them comes the annual ritual of brainstorming gift ideas. For the wine lovers on your list, the gift of wine is a no-brainer. But if you’re uncertain of what kind to actually get, look no further than wines from the Côtes du Rhône region of southeastern France...

With air travel at an extreme low due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the busiest hubs in the world is now nearly empty. Erik and Tomás are taking their bikes down to New York's John F. Kenedy International Airport to cycle around the terminals that are normally teeming with people...

As Frank Sinatra once sang about New York, “If you can make it there, you’ll make it anywhere.” But can you make it there, traveling on your own?

Having been to almost every state in the USA – I’ll get to you one day, North Dakota – it dawned on me that I’d never been to Hawaii. Pop culture had conditioned me to think of the 50th state as a paradise where women wore hula skirts, men wore Hawaiian shirts, and tourists wore leis. Of course, you can’t believe everything you see on TV. And so, I set out to visit Hawaii to discover it was everything I’d thought it would be – and more...

Did you know there’s a lively surf scene on Long Beach, Long Island, where pro surfer Balaram Stack honed his aerial skills before becoming a champion? Or that Long Beach waves were worthy enough to host the 2011 QuikSilver Pro world tour and the 2019 World Surf League Longboard Classic?

A trip through the country reveals there's more to its food than a sea of cheese-filled bread boats...

Whether you’re heading to a dinner party, a picnic or home after a holiday in wine country, a good tote is essential for safely transporting your bottles...

I’ve always loved fresh seafood since I was a kid, when my father brought me on charter fishing boats to catch porgies on the Long Island Sound. Over the years, my penchant for fish evolved into a full-blown love affair with all types of seafood, from grilled octopus to oysters on the half shell. So when I heard about Freeport, the Long Island port town where fishing boats haul in fresh seafood to serve in the local restaurants, I knew I had to visit...

Rumor has it, kissing a stingray can bring you seven years of good luck. Erik Trinidad of Plausibly Ridiculous is in the Cayman Islands swimming with stingrays at a sandbar in the middle of the ocean known as "Stingray City."...

Summer is upon us, the season synonymous with vacations and good times in the great outdoors. If you really want to experience nature, the best way is to be fully immersed in it with a camping trip..