Posts tagged under "food"

Weekly Travel Q&A: Top European Destinations for Vegetarians

Weekly Travel Q&A: Top European Destinations for Vegetarians

What are some notable destinations in Europe where a vegetarian traveller like myself can feel comfortable?
Lucia L., Melbourne

A market in Crete – Photo credit
If you want your pound of flesh in Europe, you can certainly have at it. It is no big secret that the likes of Portugal, Spain and meaty Eastern Europe stalwarts like … More

Weekly Travel Q&A: Is Singapore a Real Food City?

Weekly Travel Q&A: Is Singapore a Real Food City?

I have plans to tour Malaysia later this year and want to spend a few days in Singapore at the end of the trip. Food is definitely a big part of why I travel and I know Penang and other parts of Malaysia will not disappoint. I do have some reservations about Singapore though. Is … More

Wellington: New Zealand’s Capital of Cool

Wellington: New Zealand’s Capital of Cool

What scores the most cool points for cities among the wanderlustful these days? Arts and culture, dramatic skyline scenery, festivals, grand historic monuments? All of the above, without question. More often than not, however, the presence of a hot, chef-driven restaurant scene and boutique café culture instigates the buzz. Throw in stellar wine regions and … More

Top 20 Food and Wine Fests in Europe

Top 20 Food and Wine Fests in Europe

Bacchus Food and Wine Festival
When: April 1-3, 2011
Where: Place d’Armes, Toulon, France
French foodies wouldn’t be fools to flee hotels in Paris for the Côte d’Azur’s superb Bacchus Food and Wine Festival in Toulon.
Prague Food Festival
When: May 2011
Where: Zofin Palace, Prague, Czech Republic

Slavonic Island (Slovansky Ostrov), site of Prague Food Festival – Photo credit
What a remarkable … More

10 Great LA Food Trucks: Gourmet Meals Served off a Set of Wheels

10 Great LA Food Trucks: Gourmet Meals Served off a Set of Wheels

Food is good. Food trucks are very, very good. Life just got better.
Catering trucks and street food have come a long way since that suspicious special sauce or dodgy dog in a bun. Whether you know them as mobile diners, gourmet trucks or food vans, there is no denying that food trucks are sweeping the … More

Unusual and Unusually Delicious Japanese Food

Unusual and Unusually Delicious Japanese Food

The newest Michelin Red Guide, the world’s most recognized source of foodie exactitude – and the leading cause of self-inflicted bald spots in chef circles – hit shops recently and Tokyo once again holds the title of being the most Michelin starred city in the world. With 240 starred restaurants, Tokyo has maintained this distinction … More

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