Dank Eats is a food and travel channel for the kind of person who actively avoids tourist trap restaurants whenever they travel. Follow along as I travel the world and attempt to learn and share as much as possible about different cultures and ways of life through exploring their local culinary offerings and talking to the people behind the food. I will also be featuring creative & innovative recipes in the hopes to inspire just one person to treat themselves to a good home-cooked meal every once in a while.
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Hey Dan. Excellent video. I am going in a couple of weeks, so will try out your recommendations for sure. However, I am not seeing a set of pins, but just a single pin for "Taste Porto Food Tours". Could you post the link to all of your pins on Google Maps, please?
@@sportsondemand thank you! Glad you appreciated the structure of the video. I don’t want to be a “vlogger” but I do want to share my experiences and recommendations! 🤝
@@gonebananas1076 agh so jealous! It’s beautiful, one of my favorite cities in Europe. You’ll have to come back and let me know what you thought about all of my suggestions! You can’t go wrong. So many good options.
Gracias! My favorite places to eat are food stalls and markets but I also wanted to try some of the great restaurants of Mexico City! I loved everything I tried.
I appreciate that! 🤝 My goal is to provide the most value instead of making you watch me eat and talk. 😂 Mainly because my children don’t allow me the time to do so while we’re traveling. 😅
Thank for displaying what Mexico City has to offer when it comes to food. A lot of the bloggers only go to small shops or boutique like restaurants that do not make justice for the real food. Those places typically offer a variety that’s more appealing to white Americans or Europeans.
Thanks for the kind words! That was my goal. I always try to seek out the most authentic places and rely heavily upon the suggestions of locals to do so. 🙏🙏
As a Mexican I absolutely love this video. I think this guy really did his research and I love the picture… i would much prefer hear a narration over music because I love the sounds of the city but also can’t focus on the food because I’m trying to pause and read 😂
Thank you for the kind words and the feedback! I am still trying to dial in exactly what I want these videos to be like and I have narrated my most recent videos so there is less reading required. I appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a nice comment with constructive feedback! 🙏🏼
Also to your point, I probably did 20 hours of research before our trip! 😅 There’s so much bad recommendations out there so I had to reach out to a few local chefs and restaurants to get their feedback and favorite spots as well.
No, I didn’t go anywhere where they expected tips. I would always leave a few euros though if they were good because I appreciate when people treat us well. They never expect it though.
Thank you so much! What about the video did you like the most? I love feedback from people so that I can implement more things that people like in future videos.
The true test is how many of these places will last. I grew in the low country decades ago when the good spots were over 20 years old. These days, 7 years is considered a good run.
When did I say I was an expert on Portuguese food? I specifically said “based on local chefs opinions plus our own experience”. I spoke to some of the top chefs in town and got recommendations from them and asked where their favorite spots in town were.
@@tomdemeo2708 oh I know it. I watched nearly every single food guide video on Lisbon prior to coming and 95% of them were terrible. It’s part of the reason why I started my channel - unfortunately regardless of the city, there are a plethora of influencer wannabes giving recommendations when they have the palette of a common 6th grader. I do a TON of research prior to visiting and reach out to local chefs and restaurants to get their opinions on where to check out in an attempt to shine a spotlight on real local favorites, not just spots that are regurgitated on everyone’s videos who visit like Time Out Market.
@@dankeats I saw a restaurant on Maderia Aveneda near the Government Plaza. But may be a one day a week thing as I did not see it again. Also near the Old Church on Maderia I met an old women with both legs amputated at the hip and her left arm amputated at the shoulder. Yet she was out on an electric skateboard selling embroidered masks and leather and bead jewelry. f I can locate her again, I have 50,000 Pesos so she can have a better mobility device. My dad was a WWII Amputee from WWII. Left leg at the hip. So she strikes me with courage like I have never seen before. Unbelievably happy as well
I didn’t find anyone to be judgmental like that at all while we were there, plus most smaller places like the taquerias only have one beer option anyways, so I’m drinking whatever they give me when I ask for a cerveza. 🍺
@@dankeats Everyone who knows beer knows clear bottles will skunk the hops. And that gives the taste of a dirty sock. No they won't laugh in your face but rampant they say how Americans are suckers for Corona. Mexican export most as they won't drink it. Mexico has some very good beers though. I have lived in Panama, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica nearly 14 years with 1 month or longer trips to Mexico twice a year. Of all places Costa Rica is most friendly and polite. But all false. Mexico the friendly and polite is genuine. By the way I craft brewed beer for over 50 years. And brewed beer in the US 30 years ago and offered $200 a gallon. Never sold it as that would have been illegal, plus even giving people beer they never returned my 1 liter flippy top bottles. Heck I ever made Beer in Saudi Arabia Alcoholic as well as brewed wine. Resorting to the use of bread years as any other was unobtainable.
@@dankeats Pacifica and Modelo Negra are a couple good choices. Ever the sight of Corona in a bottle makes me ill. Though in a can or on tap, it is a decent beer.
@@dankeats Good choices. Likely you would spit our Corona if you tried it. But advise against it. Green glass works too but bot as good as brown. And best of all is draft in a barrel. But seldom seen as the taps, valves and setup costs too much and the beer should be used within 10 days. So such as an Irish or British Pub in Mexico City is the best bet for finding that.
Thank you so much for that feedback! My goal is to provide as much value in a short period of time (as short as possible at least) instead of doing a vlog style video, which I feel is its own thing. I just have zero interest in putting on a mic and talking about my food while I’m eating 😂 especially while traveling with my family/2 children. This is what’s doable for me at the moment so I’m glad it’s resonating! Please give me a subscribe and I’ll be posting more videos soon! 🙌🫶
I’m so glad to hear that! It’s one of my favorite places to stay in the world, honestly. Did you guys get some good snorkeling weather while you were there? The reefs off the dock about 100 yards out are beautiful.
@@Haupialaniwell I hope you took notes because all of these spots are very authentic and none of them expect tips anywhere you go in Portugal. 🇵🇹 It’s nice if you want to leave a few bucks but you don’t have to feel like you need to.
