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 ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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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 ...FOOD & WINE Classic In Aspen Tickets On Sale Now, Discount Before March 15
Feb 2nd, 2013 at 12:00PM: Seems like just yesterday Gadling was announcing the 30th anniversary of the prestigious FOOD & WINE Classic at Aspen, and already the next is almost upon us. Have you scheduled your annual cholesterol screening yet?
This year, from June 14-16, Food & Wine magazine will celebrate 31 years of incredible food and drink in one of the most glorious locations in the Rockies. Join the ...Dim Sum For Christmas: Creating A Holiday Tradition At Home
Dec 25th, 2012 at 12:00PM: With very few exceptions, I've spent the last 17-plus Christmases going out for dim sum. No matter where I'm living at the time, once December rolls around, I start researching the best places to indulge my har gow habit. Why? Because I've worked in the service industry for over two decades.
I've either waited tables or worked retail (usually in the food industry) since I was in my 20s. In ...Celebrate Georgia O'Keeffe's 125th Birthday In Santa Fe (Tres Leches Cake Is Involved)
Nov 3rd, 2012 at 10:00AM:
Mention Georgia O'Keeffe and cooking isn't what comes to mind. But the iconic Southwestern artist was ahead of her time when it came to food. So says O'Keeffe's former cook and assistant Margaret Wood, author of "A Painter's Kitchen: Recipes from the Kitchen of Georgia O'Keeffe" (Red Crane Books), and "Remembering Miss O'Keeffe: Stories from Abiquiu" (Museum of New Mexico Press).
Wood ...Santa Fe On A Budget
Sep 25th, 2012 at 10:00AM: Santa Fe has a reputation for being pricey, what with all the art galleries, boutiques, jewelry stores, restaurants, and hotels. And while it's true you can blow a wad of cash there without even trying, it's just as easy to enjoy Santa Fe if you're on a budget. It just depends upon your priorities.
If you can live without purchasing a life-sized bronze sculpture of a bugling elk or Native ...Global Street Food Celebrated In Recipes And Stories In New Book
Sep 11th, 2012 at 12:00PM:
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the reign of the "Two Hot Tamales," Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken were the badass female chefs/restaurateurs of the '80s and '90s, and the darlings of the Food Network in its infancy (read: when it was good). They helped to put world and regional Mexican cuisine on the radar in the United States with their L.A. restaurants CITY, City Cafe, and the ...Learn Tuscan Cooking At Historic Wine Estate And Boutique Hotel
Jul 23rd, 2012 at 12:00PM: There's certainly no shortage of cooking schools and classes to be found in Italy, but the type, quality and locale vary wildly. If you're looking for something focused on the good stuff – like eating – within a stunning venue, Castello Banfi Il Borgo is likely to make you as happy as a pig in ... lardo.
This stunning historic estate, comprised of 7,100 acres of vineyards and olive ...Olympics 2012: Best Markets And Shops For Food Lovers
Jun 4th, 2012 at 12:00PM: Just because you're in London for the Olympics and watching world-class athletes torch calories, doesn't mean you should be deprived of saturated fats and carbs. Despite its former reputation as a culinary wasteland, 21st century London has become one of the world's great food cities, renowned for its fine dining and ethnic eateries, markets, specialty shops, and food artisans.
Take one for the ...7 Great Hotels Where You Can Cook Like a Local
Apr 28th, 2012 at 12:00PM: One of the best parts about a vacation? The food. We love trying local delicacies and adding to our recipe books with tips and techniques learned from our travels. Immerse yourself in native cuisine with these seven great cooking experiences that combine luxury travel with fun, hands-on cooking classes.
Time to Thai in Bangkok
Learn traditional Thai cooking in Bangkok at Lebua. You'll cook a ...'Food Forward' PBS Series Debuts With 'Urban Agriculture Across America' Episode
Apr 16th, 2012 at 11:00AM: In less than a century, the United States has gone from being a mostly agrarian society to an urbanized one. Most of us live in cities and, despite our growing cultural fascination with food, most Americans have no idea where the ingredients on their plate (or in that wrapper) are actually coming from.
That's where "Food Forward" comes in. After a three-year effort, the premiere episode of this ...Video: 'No Kitchen Required' In New Zealand, 'When Maori Attack'
Apr 10th, 2012 at 2:35PM: Here at Gadling, we've been keeping tabs on the new BBC America reality show "No Kitchen Required," which is taking cooking competitions to new highs (and lows). Battling for fame and glory are award-winning chef Michael Psilakis of New York's Fish Tag and Kefi; private executive chef Kayne Raymond; and former "Chopped" champ Madison Cowan.
The chefs hunt and gather ingredients to prepare ...
Seattle Culinary Camp With Chef Tom Douglas Offers A Taste Of Washington State
Apr 8th, 2012 at 12:00PM: It's a well-known fact amongst Seattleites that the sun always comes out for the summer starting on July 4. OK, that wasn't true two years ago but on July 5, there it was. Anyway, it's the official start of our summer and that means it's also the start of the eating season. For farmers market goers and lovers of the grill and al fresco dining, July is kickoff time.
Perhaps that's why Tom ...Craft foods calling: nationwide schools, seminars and workshops teach you how to launch your own business
Mar 21st, 2012 at 12:00PM: Most children don't dream of selling cheese or hacking apart animal carcasses when they grow up, but it's a popular fantasy for many adults. Like most romantic-sounding culinary vocations, making craft foods and beverages can be hard work, and a risky business enterprise. "No matter how passionate someone is about their product," says Heidi Yorkshire, founder of Portland, Oregon's Food by Hand ...Cheese festival season has sprung: the best in the West
Mar 13th, 2012 at 2:00PM: Spring, as they say, has sprung. In farmstead and artisan cheese parlance, that means pastures are currently abound with calves, lambs, and kids (of the goat variety), and the first milk of the season is in. That's why March is the kickoff month for cheese festivals, especially on the West Coast because of its more mild climate. The following just happen to be some of the nation's best.
8th ...California cooking classes teach artisanal, local food-crafting
Mar 8th, 2012 at 5:00PM: Cooking classes are nothing new, but how about learning how to roast your own coffee beans, brew beer at home, or even prepare a roast chicken from scratch, including catching the bird? The Southern California-area Institute of Domestic Technology brings farm-to-table eating to a new level with workshops focusing on hyper-local food-crafting of everything from dairy products to artisanal mustard. ...New BBC America cooking show combines travel and adventure
Mar 2nd, 2012 at 12:00PM: It was only a matter of time before all the eating of rats and scorpions on "Survivor" grew tiresome. Perhaps that's why producer Kevin Greene and "Chopped" producer Chachi Senior created a new cooking series for BBC America that combines exotic locales with dodgy outdoor adventures. There's just one little catch: there's no kitchen.
"No Kitchen Required" takes 2008 Food & Wine "Best New ...Dim sum has a little somethin'-somethin' for everyone
Feb 21st, 2012 at 12:00PM: I realize that Chinese New Year ended on February 6th, but in an effort to establish that there's no bad time to visit Hong Kong or eat Cantonese food, I decided that now would be a good time to write about dim sum (also, I'm a terrible procrastinator. Is it really almost St. Paddy's Day?).
Hong Kong means different things to different people. Some go for the bargains on everything from cameras ...Video: Regular Ordinary Swedish Meal Time
Jan 8th, 2012 at 12:00PM: "Sometimes when you cook swedishly, the meal is destroyed. This is natural."
Did you grow up watching the Swedish Chef on "The Muppet Show?" I loved that guy. Do you find everything about "foodies" and the Food Network obnoxious and tedious? Yeah, me too. Allow me then, to turn you on to a little Internet sensation called "Regular Ordinary Swedish Meal Time (ROSMT)."
The mad, brilliant ...
Gusta: your online community for food events, worldwide
Dec 9th, 2011 at 10:00AM: What happens when two former food-loving Airbnb.com employees get together and create a company? You get Gusta, an online global community of chefs, venues, food enthusiasts, and events.
Founders Chris Collins and Carly Chamberlain wanted an outlet for world and armchair travelers to find out about food events and dining locales in specific regions, and enable them to purchase tickets or make ...
