Category: Food and Drink

Tegueste Wine Month, Tenerife

Tegueste Wine Month, Tenerife

By on Mar 30, 2013 in Europe, Events, Food and Drink, Regions, Spain, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 1513 times

Tenerife is a great place for wine lovers, as the island’s wines have a special flavour due to the island’s dramatic volcanic soil. Because of this tradition, Tegueste, in north Tenerife, celebrates the “month of the wine” every April to showcase the island’s gastronomy and culture around Tenerife’s wine industry, which includes five denominations of [...]

Sani Gourmet Festival 2013

Sani Gourmet Festival 2013

By on Mar 29, 2013 in Accommodation, Europe, Events, Food and Drink, Going Out, Greece, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 1668 times

The internationally acclaimed Sani Gourmet Festival has been announced for the 10th–19th May 2013. This year the Gourmet Festival, held at the luxurious Sani Resort in Greece, will be focusing on the evolution and development of traditional Greek dishes over the years, and how they have been passed on and evolved through the generations. This [...]

Baros Maldives goes gourmet

Baros Maldives goes gourmet

By on Mar 29, 2013 in Accommodation, Asia, Food and Drink, Going Out, Maldives, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany   - Read 1749 times

Baros Maldives, the award winning, private boutique luxury resort in the Indian Ocean, has introduced a new gourmet menu in its all-day dining lagoon-view a la carte restaurant, Lime. This has been created by the recently appointed Executive Chef, Gabriël le Roux, and includes tropical versions of traditional favourites. The Lime Restaurant, open to all [...]

Paris: a gourmand’s guide

Paris: a gourmand’s guide

By on Mar 29, 2013 in Europe, Food and Drink, France, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 3524 times

French cuisine is known and celebrated the world over, and Paris certainly deserves its status as the centre of the country’s culinary universe. But whether you are seeking the finest in fresh produce or keen to pick up some gastronomic treasures to bring home to friends and family, it helps to have some inside knowledge [...]

Peru’s Cena de Oro – one of the finest dining experiences ever?

Peru’s Cena de Oro – one of the finest dining experiences ever?

By on Mar 29, 2013 in Food and Drink, Going Out, Peru, Regions, Restaurants, South America, Travel Miscellany   - Read 2094 times

In English, “Cena de Oro” is simply translated as “Gold Dinner”. And it’s the name given to one of the finest dining experiences you’ll find in South America. It’s so exclusive that it’s available only by special request and is not even publicly advertised. Coque Ossio – one of Peru’s leading chefs – is the [...]

5 Tuscan wines to enjoy – after you’ve tried Chianti

5 Tuscan wines to enjoy – after you’ve tried Chianti

By on Mar 28, 2013 in Europe, Food and Drink, Italy, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 2615 times

A visit to Tuscany of course involves indulging in the regions simple, fresh delicious cuisine along with a great bottle of Chianti. Chianti is the most well-known wine region in Tuscany, famed for their eponymous wines produced from the Sangiovese grape. But there are many other fantastic wines to discover on your Tuscan adventure! Venture [...]

7 Italian food and wine events you really shouldn’t miss this Spring

7 Italian food and wine events you really shouldn’t miss this Spring

By on Mar 26, 2013 in Europe, Events, Food and Drink, Italy, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 4893 times

Love food? Love Italy? Then get yourself along to Italy this Spring! There’s a whole host of gourmet events taking place and here we’ve rounded up 7 of the best foodie festivals to whet your appetite in the few months ahead, covering everything from fresh fish (see ‘Slow Fish’ below) to fried food (see ‘Fritto [...]

Ethical luxury: the world’s only organic caviar

Ethical luxury: the world’s only organic caviar

By on Mar 23, 2013 in Europe, Food and Drink, Regions, Spain, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 3346 times

Black sturgeon caviar has been a luxury delicacy for centuries, though it is only in the past couple of decades that our taste for it has driven the sturgeon, an ancient species with a history of at least 250 million years, to near extinction. Despite a temporary and partial ban on wild sturgeon fishing in [...]

Top 10 luxury travel gifts for Easter

Top 10 luxury travel gifts for Easter

By on Mar 22, 2013 in Accessories, Clothing, Featured, Food and Drink, Travel Equipment, Travel Miscellany   - Read 4253 times

Easter is upon us – quicker than ever it seems this year, given that Easter falls early.  Even if it feels more like Christmas outside still – depending on what part of the world you are in – here are our top 10 luxury gift ideas to whet your appetite (quite literally, in some cases!) [...]

Recipe of the week: Braised belly of lamb

Recipe of the week: Braised belly of lamb

By on Mar 22, 2013 in Europe, Food and Drink, Going Out, Regions, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe   - Read 2411 times

Charlotte’s Bistro sources salt marsh lamb to use in this recipe. The unique environment where the sheep graze gives the meat its distinctive and very special flavour that is so sought after. Usually, farmers with coastal pasture bring their sheep on to it in spring. The sheep graze as close as possible to the water’s [...]

A two night guided gourmet walking tour off Tasmania

A two night guided gourmet walking tour off Tasmania

By on Mar 09, 2013 in Adventure Travel, Australia, Food and Drink, Leisure Travel, Oceania, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany   - Read 2587 times

The Bruny island Long Weekend is a two night guided gourmet walking tour of one of Tasmania’s most beguiling and breathtaking off shore islands. Up to eight guests depart Hobart by catamaran, and return by seaplane, after spending three days exploring the island that is the size of Singapore with a human population of 600. Highlights include [...]

The top 5 wine regions in Australia

The top 5 wine regions in Australia

By on Mar 07, 2013 in Australia, Food and Drink, Oceania, Regions, Travel Miscellany   - Read 4692 times

Whilst Australia is portrayed as a nation of beer swillers, it is its wine industry that has boomed over the last 10 years, outselling French wines in British supermarkets and rising to become the seventh largest wine producer in the world. Due to its diverse geography and climate, the country produces a wide range of wines [...]

Orlando’s top 10 family restaurants

Orlando’s top 10 family restaurants

By on Mar 04, 2013 in Bars, Family Travel, Florida, Food and Drink, Going Out, North America, Regions, Restaurants, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, USA   - Read 6236 times

As you’d expect, Orlando is much like the rest of the USA, and is not without an abundance of dining options. With over 5,000 restaurants to choose from however, it’s impossible to filter your way through to the best places to eat with a regular internet search. With families making up the vast majority of visitors to [...]

4 of the best places to visit on the Amalfi Coast

4 of the best places to visit on the Amalfi Coast

By on Mar 04, 2013 in Accommodation, Attractions, Cruises & Boat Travel, Europe, Food and Drink, Going Out, Hotels, Italy, Regions, Restaurants, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 8726 times

Visiting the Amalfi Coast is decadence itself. It is the place to visit if you like swimming in sparkling bays, strolling around romantic fishing villages, eating incredible food and soaking up stunning scenery. Having spent the majority of the last 20 years on the Italian coast I feel ready to share my knowledge about the [...]

5 tried and tested Glasgow restaurants

5 tried and tested Glasgow restaurants

By on Feb 28, 2013 in Europe, Food and Drink, Going Out, Regions, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe   - Read 2872 times

Glasgow has long been recognised as the younger, stylish sister of Edinburgh. Prices are lower here than in the capital but its abundance of restaurants have established Glasgow as one of Europe’s top foodie destinations. Below are my top five tried and tested Glasgow institutions, which are favourites of locals and visitors alike. 1. Gamba - [...]

10 of the world’s most unusual restaurants

10 of the world’s most unusual restaurants

By on Feb 28, 2013 in Asia, Bars, Belgium, Europe, Food and Drink, Germany, Going Out, India, Japan, Maldives, Middle East, New York, North America, Restaurants, Spain, Travel Miscellany, United Arab Emirates, USA, Western Europe, Worldwide   - Read 10706 times

Travelling has its benefits, among them being able to shock people with tales of where you’ve been, what you’ve done and where you’ve eaten. There’s nothing more satisfying than making your friends and family shriek, ‘you did what?!’ Well, if it’s the shock factor you’re after, we’ve got just the thing for you; a list of 10 of the world’s most unusual restaurants. [...]

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