You Travel, You Eat: Where To Dine, Shop And Drink In Athens, Greece
The word “gastronomy” comes from the ancient Greek word for “belly” and, indeed, locals still cook meat in a round terra-cotta pot known as a gastra. I’m reminded of this fact by our cooking-class...
View ArticleWhere And What To Eat In Sardinia, Italy
Being an island, Sardinia is home to a number of fish species. Anywhere that makes a sheep’s milk cheese deliberately containing thousands of live maggots is enough to make me hop on a plane in the...
View ArticleWhat Makes Jamón Ibérico The Best Ham? Let’s Go To Spain And Find Out!
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View ArticleThe Humble Origins Of The French Fry Might Surprise You
I’ve long led a one-man campaign against the march of the frozen French fry, which seems to have stealthily infiltrated most corners of the world. It used to be easy to spot these imposters, with...
View ArticleThis Austrian Chef Cooks Only With Ingredients Sourced Within View From His...
Austrian chef Jeremias Riezler uses only products that he can see from the top of his mountain. These days, many restaurants boast that they source their ingredients locally and only serve them in...
View ArticlePasta, Focaccia And Gelato: Where To Eat And Shop For Food In Genoa, Italy
Genoa is the capital of Liguria and Italy’s sixth-largest city. It’s a booming port and its former position as Europe’s banking capital in the Middle Ages means that it’s full of huge palaces and grand...
View ArticleHungary For Sausage? Head To Budapest’s Central Market Hall
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the quantity of sausage on offer in Budapest’s Central Market Hall, the largest and oldest covered market in the city. It’s the Noah’s Ark of salami, with meat of almost...
View ArticleWhere To Eat, Drink And Shop In Rotterdam, The Netherlands
A selection of different types of olives at Rotterdam’s extensive Markthal market Rotterdam always seems to be hiding in the shadow of its sibling, Amsterdam, but for my money, it has far more to...
View ArticleWhere To Eat In Montreal, Quebec
Lobster tortellini in carrot butter with chanterelles, roasted corn and tarragon at Les 400 Coups Montreal is the largest city in Canada’s French-speaking Quebec province and, on the evidence of its...
View ArticleA Guide To The Dishes, Restaurants And Markets Of Palma, Mallorca
Palma is Mallorca’s seaside capital (notice its famous cathedral) and home to several distinguished restaurants. Mallorca is the largest of the Spanish Balearic Islands and has always been a cultural...
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