Pack Your Knives and Go

Cooking vacations that steer clear of the tourist traps.

Zero-Gravity Gourmet

Is outer space the next frontier for haute cuisine?

Mole in the Mountains

A gastronomic adventure in Xalapa, Mexico.

to drive two hours for that. The OP asked for things of culinary interest worth driving for. I suggested one. The OP can decide whether or not to it’s worth it to them.

Culinary tourism is the new eco-tourism, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette informs us. A new study indicates that the U.S. gastro-travel industry is about to get huge—and that could have bad implications for chowhounds.

Here’s an innovative way to spend summer, winter, or spring break! http://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/09/01/trips.food.tourism/index.html

Does anyone know of any culinary/cooking schools offering English courses in the Montreal, preferably downtown area?

Hello all, I ran a quick search and couldn’t find any information here. Do any of you know if there are one-day culinary courses, or boot camps held in Montreal? Such as the ones offered by the Culinary Institute of America...

that the Spanish tourism agency gives good information about local specialties in their booklets on the 20+ autonomous regions and their provinces. They provide the brochures for free.

If you have time or for future reference the travel and tourism office of every major city offers free guidebooks including where to eat. One such resource is: http://www.nycvisit.com/memberSearch/searchRestaurant.cfm?pagePkey=17

This was recommended by the Italian Tourism Board: http://www.tuscany-cooking-class.com/single-day-confirm.php

I’m at the beginning stages of planning a culinary tour of Italy and would love suggestions from folks who have done this. What regions to hit? Specific tour companies you’d recommend? Bring on the advice! Thank you.

A new vista of employment opportunities is opening up in the food industry. How soon before we see want ads for salt sommeliers?

Hi fellow hounds! I’m going back to Paris in mid-June (swung through in 2006 for 3 days while studying abroad) and bringing my parents along for the trip. I’m looking to give them the full Parisian culinary experience...

CulinaryCorps brings volunteer culinary professionals and students to New Orleans to stir up some good.