Jun 15th, 2013 at 12:00PM: Sean McLachlan
Historic sights, art galleries, beautiful countryside – all these are important in a vacation, but one thing you absolutely can't go without is the food. You have to eat, after all, and a country with poor local cuisine just isn't going to get many repeat visitors.
Luckily, Slovenia has a distinct cuisine that takes influences from Slavic traditions and its Austrian and ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Eating And Drinking In Slovenia
Jun 15th, 2013 at 12:00PM: Sean McLachlan
Historic sights, art galleries, beautiful countryside – all these are important in a vacation, but one thing you absolutely can't go without is the food. You have to eat, after all, and a country with poor local cuisine just isn't going to get many repeat visitors.
Luckily, Slovenia has a distinct cuisine that takes influences from Slavic traditions and its Austrian and ...Photo Of The Day: Guatemalan Ice Cream Truck
Jun 6th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
Adam Baker, Flickr
I'm traveling in Sicily this week, and was reminded how crummy the aptly named Continental breakfast can be in this part of Europe: a cup of coffee (the only time of day it is socially acceptable to have a cappuccino, incidentally) and a roll or small pastry. While I'm not a person who starts every day with steak, eggs and a short stack, the Italian "breakfast" makes me yearn ...Say Goodbye To Olive Oil Bottles In European Restaurants
May 20th, 2013 at 1:30PM: Wikimedia Commons
It's an old tradition here in Europe: sit down for a meal and at the center of the table is a little bottle of olive oil for using on your bread and other food. In the finer restaurants you'll often get a dipping bowl too.
Now the Guardian reports that the European Union has banned serving olive oil in anything but sealed, throwaway containers. The EU says this is to stop ...Is Farm-To-Hotel The Latest Lodging Trend?
May 15th, 2013 at 11:00AM:
At home there's the backyard garden, the local co-op farmers market and the stash of homemade pickles, but on the road, what's a food-loving locavore to do? Track down a farm-to-hotel of course.
Hotel restaurants aren't normally at the top of the list of a traveler's places to eat, but sometimes time and efficiency leave you eating at the dining room on the first floor of wherever you're ...10 Things To Like About Detroit Now
May 6th, 2013 at 11:00AM:
Detroit is like an empty lot down the street that's sat vacant for years. Some people in the neighborhood doubt it will ever be put to good use. Then one day, you notice that the rubble is being carted away, and there are actually some green shoots popping up from the newly cleared ground. Somebody, it seems, thinks they can make something of it.
That's what's happening with the Motor City ...Culinary Vacations Not 'Cookie-Cutter' With Destination Discoveries
May 5th, 2013 at 11:00AM: As we've continued to report at Gadling, a new generation of culinary tours is on the rise. Food-loving travelers want more than generic cooking classes that teach how to make pad thai in Thailand or risotto in Tuscany. And a few companies – such as Destination Hotels & Resorts, North America's fourth largest hotel management company – are complying by offering tours and classes ...Intrepid Travel Offering 20 Percent Off All Food-Centric Trips Through August 31
May 2nd, 2013 at 12:00PM:
Melbourne-based Intrepid Travel – known for its cultural and food-focused trips to remote corners of the planet – is now offering 20 percent off over 350 of their trips, including the newly-launched Food Adventures. The discount is good for all trips departing before August 31, 2013.
Last fall, Intrepid partnered up with The Perennial Plate, which documents these culinary ...Falling In Love With The World's Most Hyped Churros At Xoco In Chicago
Apr 28th, 2013 at 12:00PM: I'm almost never game to wait in a long line to eat. But I joined a line stretching outside the door at Xoco in Chicago last Saturday because I couldn't stand to hear another rave about the place without experiencing what all the fuss is about for myself. Xoco is a fast food Mexican place owned by former "Top Chef" master chef Rick Bayless, whom my colleague Laurel Miller once memorably described ...VIDEO: Nima Market In Accra, Ghana
Apr 26th, 2013 at 12:00PM:
Accra, the capital of Ghana, is an established point on the African tourism trail thanks to its good flight and cruise connections, its Anglophone accessibility, its beautiful beaches and the stability of the nation.
Less often seen, however, is Nima Market. Located in one of the poorest areas of the city and home to many migrants from rural Ghana and nearby countries coming to the big city ...
Better Know A Holiday: Songkran
Apr 15th, 2013 at 9:00AM:
AKA: Thai New Year, Water Festival, Pi Mai (Laos), Chaul Chnam Thmey (Cambodia), Thingyan (Myanmar), Water-Splashing Festival (Chinese Dai minority)
When? April 13 to 15 officially, though celebrations may last longer
Public holiday in: Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar
Who died? Nobody.
Reason for celebration, then? The sun has begun its northward journey into the constellation of ...Photo Of The Day: Japanese Mall Food
Apr 7th, 2013 at 5:00PM:
When you are in a new place, sometimes it's the most common things that are the most striking. Think about going to the food court at the mall. At home, that's a mundane task, certainly not on the list of anyone with a passion for food or experiencing new cultures. But on the search for mall food in another country? Now that's an adventure.
Instagram user atiriarte shows us Japanese mall ...Get Personalized Guides For Food And Drink With Eight Spots
Mar 28th, 2013 at 2:00PM: If you are traveling in a big city and want restaurant recommendations, it can be overwhelming to turn to online review sites like Trip Advisor or Yelp that list hundreds of places, many of which are irrelevant to your tastes and preferences. A new website launches today, giving you personalized guides of where to eat and drink, focused on spots you'll like. Eight Spots gives you just that: a list ...5 Destinations For Excellent Coffee Culture
Mar 27th, 2013 at 11:00AM:
Cafes are often a travelers hub, not just because you can kill your jetlag with a cup of espresso, but because they are inevitably the place where you go to sit and do some people watching and, while you're at it, take a moment to get immersed in the local coffee culture.
If you're a coffee drinker, finding the best cup in town is often an adventure in and of itself, sometimes leading to a ...In America's 'McFarthest' Place, Strippers And Coyote Hunting But No McDonald's
Mar 25th, 2013 at 12:00PM: If Rebecca Bierman gets an urge for a Big Mac, she has at least four options to satisfy the craving.
"I can go to Pierre or Sturgis, here in South Dakota," says Bierman, a farmer and rancher who lives in Glad Valley, South Dakota. "Or I can go to Dickinson or Bismarck in North Dakota."
The McDonald's in Pierre is 142 miles from her home, the Sturgis branch is 147 miles away, and the golden ...The Perfect DC Museum Cafe: Mitsitam
Mar 19th, 2013 at 12:00PM: Somewhere between pointing at planes at the Air & Space Museum and browsing the day's headlines at the Newseum, my baby fell asleep. We had a small window of time to eat and maybe even have an adult conversation, and a McDonald's inside a food court didn't seem appealing. There are a lot of great Washington, D.C., museums that are free and world-class, but not many great food spots amidst the ...Travel Like A Boss: Le Parker Meridien's Burger Joint - Secret New York Food Spots Part I
Mar 18th, 2013 at 11:00AM:
While it's really not the best kept secret in all of midtown Manhattan, The Burger Joint, tucked inside of the Parker Meridien is certainly a gastronomic underdog.
About 10 years ago, this local favorite was essentially created from scratch, carved from a tiny nook toward the back of the reception area and modeled after a greasy spoon you would find somewhere in the Midwest. Replete with ...
Birth Of A Hotel: Capella Washington Schedules March 22 Opening - An Inside Peek At The Grill Room
Mar 4th, 2013 at 4:30PM:
Finally, we have a confirmed opening date (March 22) for our "Birth of a Hotel" feature property, Capella Washington, and, surprisingly, it isn't the personal assistants or the rooftop pool at the hotel that are generating the most buzz – it's the hotel's food. The Grill Room and The Rye Bar will open on March 22 alongside the hotel and area foodies are already salivating over the locally ...Book Review: 'The Food Traveler's Handbook'
Feb 22nd, 2013 at 2:00PM: Full disclosure: I know Jodi Ettenberg, author of "The Food Traveler's Handbook." I've eaten with Jodi and explored cities with her; she's even inspected the spices in my Istanbul sublet apartment. Rather than let my friendship with her just guarantee a great review of her book, I will use it to vouch for the fact that she's the perfect person to write a food guide for travelers: intrepid, ...Classic Scandinavia: Celebrate Fat Tuesday With Swedish Semlor
Feb 11th, 2013 at 11:00AM:
For coffee lovers, Scandinavia is a bit of a mecca. In the heart of winter, there's nothing better than stepping into a warm cafe, brimming with people and their stacks of winter layers next to them, the windows steaming up as friends meet over coffee. In fact, in Sweden, coffee is such an important part of local culture, that there's even a specific word for coffee break: fika. A verb and a ...Crap Food No Longer The Norm At Museums
Feb 8th, 2013 at 10:00AM: It all started with a damn good slice of pound cake at the British Museum in London. Then I wondered why the bowl of corn chowder I devoured at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art cafeteria, Lickety Split, was the best thing I'd eaten in weeks. And by the time I had a plate of mouth-watering chipotle chicken quesadillas at the Getty Museum cafeteria in L.A. several weeks later, I wondered ...
