It is not just about the food we eat, but the connections that happen around it. The best way to describe Costa Rican cuisine is simple and fresh. Our diet relies highly on staples like fresh ...

My food and drink intake differs when in Costa Rica. Am I healthier down here ... little of the meat and marinate it in a bed of pineapple chunks and juice. Another dish I ate for the first time here ...

was featured on the hit Food Network show “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.” My final dish was “a casado,” the most traditional ...