Local Food Guides
DESTINATION FOOD GUIDES
One of the best ways to get to know a place is through its food. Read my foodie guides for what to eat in a country or city. You’ll find every kind of food and drink from street food to gourmet restaurants and everything in between.
Read on for the best restaurants in Ios, Greece. From traditional Greek dishes to modern Mediterranean cuisine, Ios has it covered.
Why skiing in Alta Badia ski resort in the Italian Dolomites makes the perfect ski destination for gourmet food lovers and skiers alike.
Through the food in Rodrigues I met its people, learned its history and celebrated its traditions. Join me as I eat my way around Rodrigues island.
Food in New Orleans includes Cajun, Creole, Caribbean, African and European heritage. Be prepared to come out of there a few pounds heavier than when you went in. Here’s what to eat and drink in the Big Easy.
The foods and flavours of Peru are vast, vibrant and varied. Here’s some Peruvian food and drink you need to try on your visit to Peru.
You’re never far away from a great meal on St Kitts and Nevis from sizzling street food and casual beachside eating to high-end hotel and restaurant dining. Here’s what tickled my taste buds as I ate my way around the restaurants and beach bars of St Kitts.
Austrian food is perfect after a day in the mountains. Here's my guide to tasty food served up in the mountain huts and restaurants of the Austrian Alps.
Food in Crete is bursting with intense Mediterranean flavours. It’s uncomplicated and made from fresh, healthy ingredients. Here's my guide to Crete's best eats.
I’d never thought of Dubai as a leading gastronomic destination but with over 200 nationalities living in the city there’s a huge culinary diversity and range of flavours including the city’s own Emirati fare and Arabic traditions.
Vietnamese cuisine with its refreshing flavours, citrus hits and use of distinctive herbs and warm spices is one that'll shake up your taste-buds. So pull up a little plastic chair and grab your chopsticks...
Coffee is a serious past-time in Italy and comes with its own etiquettes and customs. Let’s get to grips with the ground rules...
Catania’s cafes and bars are the perfect place to indulge in a cup of coffee and a cannolo when the sightseeing begins to take its toll. Chock full of character, charm and the best Sicilian patisserie.
The cool, calm, quiet of the Consoli kitchen is a complete contrast to the clamour of Catania’s colourful market. The next part of the tour was to immerse ourselves into the flavours, cooking customs and rich history of Sicilian cuisine.
Tuscan cuisine is food for the soul; intense fresh flavours from a few choice ingredients which have been freshly picked or pulled from the earth. Unpretentious, seasonal and prepared with passion.
Whilst in Tavarnelle Chianti we visited a variety of wine producers delivering exceptional wines. Join me on a mini wine tour of the Tavarnelle area of Chianti.
I'd heard some pretty gruesome tales of what to expect to eat in Iceland and my taste buds arrived in Reykjavik with more than a little trepidation about the food I'd find on my plate. I'm happy to say I didn't need the stash of chocolate Hobnobs I'd secreted in my case because Iceland served up some fabulous food.
Turkish sweets and confectionery from Turkish Delight to Baklava - Turkey didn’t disappoint when it came to sweet treats and confectionery, some of it too sweet even for me, and that's a first… The Spice Bazaar in Istanbul had stalls piled high with endless varieties of Turkish sweets and sugary scrumptiousness.
There’s something about eating outdoors under blue sky on a balmy day that makes the food seem twice as tasty but it was the surprise location of this breakfast that made it so special.
Of the three epithets bestowed upon Bologna; La Dotta – The Learned, La Rossa – The Red and La Grassa – The Fat, it was the latter, fatter moniker that caused me concern. Let me share the foodie delights that Bologna brought to the table.
A visit to Red Bridge Cooking School in Hoi An, Vietnam for a foray into the fresh zingly flavours of Vietnamese cuisine.
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