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Thank you for visiting my website! I'm Maxine—a food blogger, home cook, travel enthusiast, and all-around lover of food and culture. In other words, I’m passionate about fusion cuisine—a style of cooking that blends ingredients and techniques from different countries, regions, and cultures.

My approach is shaped by both Southern African and American influences, reflecting my life experiences and making my recipes diverse and dynamic. I also love traveling and sharing my food adventures with you, from what I ate to where to eat, while discovering new flavors and techniques along the way.

I hope you find this website helpful and inspiring. Whether you're looking for something familiar or eager to try something new, there's something here for everyone. Enjoy exploring, and happy cooking!

Baronessa Italian Restaurant - Rockville, MD

Baronessa Italian Restaurant - Rockville, MD

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Try the brussels sprouts, one of the fresh house made pastas dishes, the bruschetta, and or course, some brick oven pizza! I had the Gude Goody which is great for meat lovers. The bruschetta certainly deserves an honorable mention.

Rating: 4 star plates 🍽️ 🍽️ 🍽️ 🍽️

If you like a good story behind where you are eating, this place is perfect and adds substance to everything you eat. Take a little visit to this Italian restaurant nestled in Rockville—-previously owned by a 70-year-old woman and now owned by two business partners with backgrounds from Honduras and the Czech Republic.

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An amazing appetizer that is a perfect balance of acidity and sweetness from the fresh tomatoes and the balsamic.

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Brick oven pizza really does make a difference to how pizza tastes, hence Neapolitan style reigns supreme.

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B Doughnut - NoMa, DC

B Doughnut - NoMa, DC
Urban Plates - Tysons, VA

Urban Plates - Tysons, VA
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