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Hi there! Pickle Deli Square is a collection of my experiences living, eating, and traveling the world. Currently an expat based in Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain.

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Pickle Deli Square Living, Eating, and Exploring the World Since 2009
The beginning
Feb 10

Feb 10 The beginning

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Travel

This is the picture I took at the start of my road trip. And actually the end of my four years in Cincinnati.

McDecor: I-10 West
Feb 8

Feb 8 McDecor: I-10 West

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Vernacular Design

So far on my road trip, I've learned that far from being cookie-cutter, the decor in each McDonald's can be quite unique!

 

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Rolling out dough for butternut squash manitou 馒头. Now swipe for final product! . . . . . #nánguāmántou #butternutsquash #yasukochifamilyfarms #csafarmbox #mantou #steamedbuns #chinesefood #chinesepastry #cookingathome #onmytable #quara
Paella valenciana... y californiana 🤣 In the absence of a paella pan, cast iron makes a pretty great socarrat (crispy rice layer)! . . . . . #localingredients #paellavalenciana #paella #chicken #sugarsnappeas #beans #romatomato #gratedtomato #rosema
Garrafón peeled and ready for paella valenciana 🥘 #gradient #ombre . . . . . #paella #paellavalenciana #garrafón #beans #legumes #f52grams #miseenplace #cookingathome #onmytable #onmyplate #epicurious #cntraveller #cnntravel #valencia
Feria de Abril 💃 Can any more kids fit on this wagon? 😄 . . . . . #feriadeabril2019 #feriadeabril #feriadesevilla #sevilla #andalucia #festivalsofspain #cnntravel #bbctravel #cntraveller #travelandleisure #travelblog #latergram
Feria de Abril 💃 (This year in May.) . . . . . #feriadeabril2019 #feriadeabril #sevilla #andalucia #cnntravel #bbctravel #travelandleisure #flamenca #flamenco #polkadots #travelblog #festivalsofspain
👀Birds eye view of Fallas, dancing in the street #tbt . . . . . #valenciafallas #fallas #fallas2019 #falleros #falleras #valenciaspain #unescointangibleculturalheritage #bbctravel #cnntravel #cntraveller #travelandleisure #torresdequart #dancinginth
😱So laborious! Shell-on shrimp 🦐, butterflied, topped with a hemisphere of minced shrimp, decorated with slivered almonds, and then fried. 🙏 Thanks to those in the kitchen who made these tasty morsels for me...🤤 . . . . . #chinesefood #shaanxi #x