Let's Go!

I need a project.
I need adventure.
I need to explore my new city.

I attended a Cleveland Pecha Kucha event this weekend and left wanting to do... something. Something that would inspire me. Something I could research. Something that would teach me about the world and its people. Something that pushes me.

When my son was little, we'd start every school year off with a different cuisine at one of the amazing ethnic restaurants in Columbus. It was a way for him to broaden his palate and worldview. It was a way to mark another year of new things to learn. It was a way to connect. Adults need that, too. I moved to Cleveland a couple months ago and I've been desperate to explore my new city. What better way than eating my way around it?

That's where this project came in.

I've chosen 52 countries through a random number generator and will try to find a restaurant in the Cleveland area serving that cuisine. If I can't find a restaurant in Cleveland, I'll try to find one in Ohio. If I can't find a restaurant in Ohio, I'll try to find someone from that country living in Ohio that would be willing to share a meal with me. If I can't find a person, I'll find a recipe.

Let's go.

List of 52 Countries:

1. Sudan
2. Angola
3. Vietnam
4. Armenia
5. Guatemala
6. Serbia
7. Algeria
8. Comoros
9. Portugal
10. Finland
11. Mongolia
12. Bangladesh
13. Malawi
14. Botswana
15. Eritrea
16. Canada
17. Croatia
18. Togo
19. Nepal
20. Turkey
21. Mauritius
22. Malta
23. Djibouti
24. Brunei
25. Senegal
26. Tonga
27. Yemen
28. Sao Tome and Principe
29. Somalia
30. Estonia
31. Dominica
32. Lithuania
33. Cabo Verde
34. Congo
35. Costa Rica
36. North Macedonia
37. Ecuador
38. Panama
39. Dominican Republic
40. India
41. Timor-Leste
42. Georgia
43. Niger
44. Hungary
45. Belgium
46. South Africa
47. Seychelles
48. Saudi Arabia
49. Singapore
50. Syria
51. Barbados
52. Argentina