Tagged: culinary

4 Restaurants in Rome with Fresh Takes on Italian Culinary Classics

In Rome, changing a classic dish can feel like heresy. Few cuisines are guarded as fiercely; recipes are protected, debated, and passed down like family heirlooms. When Italian cuisine…

New Haven Pizza Places You Have to Try in America's "Pizza Capital"

During a recent pizza pilgrimage to New Haven, Connecticut, several residents confidently informed me that this Ivy League college town at the mouth of Long Island Sound had been…

Cruises in 2025: New Ships, Port Restrictions, and Other Trends

These are boom times for cruises. Demand has surpassed where it was before the pandemic, according to the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), with nearly 35 million…

Where Was 'The Bear' Filmed? A Chicago Tour for Fans and Foodies

There are plenty of movies and TV shows set in Chicago—many of them are even filmed here. And yet it’s pretty rare to get an onscreen depiction of the city that actually feels like…

All-American Candies: The USA's Tastiest Regional Sweets

Updated June 17, 2024 Try a region’s sweet treats and you’ve tasted what makes that place happy. After all, candy is the stuff of holidays and carnivals, the point of having an…

Cities With the Best Options for Vegetarian Travelers: A Global Ranking

What are the world's best cities for vegetarians? Berlin-based housing site Nestpick set out to answer that question with a global ranking based on nine different criteria, including…

Finland Created a Kitchen Made Out of Ice—and It Works

As if a hotel built from more than 20,000 tons of ice and snow weren't impressive enough, the designers and igloo constructors of Lapland Hotels SnowVillage in northern Finland keep…

Try 10 Classic American Foods in the Places They Were Invented

Is there any meal as scrumptious as a burger with a side of crispy fries? Though those dishes and other classic American snacks, sandwiches, and desserts may taste like gifts from…

Support Out-of-Work Chefs and Get a Taste of Travel at the Same Time

"Food is everything we are," the late, great Anthony Bourdain once said. "It's an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region,…

Send Your Taste Buds on a Road Trip with These Regional Recipes

Long before "foodie travel" became a term anybody used, Jane and Michael Stern published Roadfood in 1977. That first guidebook to the best regional eateries in the United States…

Saving California's Restaurants Means Saving Its Tourism Industry

Food is central to travel. Each year I write a roundup of travel trends for Frommer's, and every time, culinary vacations play a huge role. Over the last decade, tours devoted to…

Hotel Desserts You Can Make at Home—from Sacher Torte to DoubleTree Cookies

This may surprise you, but lots of world-famous desserts originated in hotel restaurants. Boston cream pie came from the Omni Parker House in Boston, peach melba from the Savoy in…

Must-Try Foods in Oaxaca, Mexico

Forget everything you think you know about Mexican food: Oaxacan cuisine has its own thing going on. Thanks to its cultural diversity (16 Indigenous groups live in the state, each with…

9 Food Rules to Follow in Italy—Plus 1 to Break

Dining in Italy may seem like a casual, carefree pursuit, but in reality it’s a complex game of manners, with origins dating to at least the 16th-century publication of Giovanni Della…

6 Ways to Learn a Foreign Language Fast

Being able to communicate with locals can significantly enrich your experience abroad. Not only are you less likely to get ripped off, but picking up a few local phrases can also…

People Pods Escape Japan, Spread to Mainland Asia, Europe and the United States

Until recently "capsule" or "pod" hotels were a distinctly Japanese accommodation phenomenon. Although originally introduced to satisfy the humble needs of Japanese businessmen while…