La Cantine – Introduction In the many years that we have been visiting the city of Beaune in the middle of Burgundy we have narrrowed down the restaurants we visit to a very small number. The reason for this is that many of the places in the centre of the […]
Great Eating in France France is a very large country. It is not a good idea to randomly choose to drive around this diverse country. Rather it is better to choose some places where you definitely want to visit for the food and wine experiences and then decide whether you […]
La Guinelle – Natural Vinegar and Stunning Landscape Whenever we are visiting our natural wine producers in France, we always take the opportunity to search out places that are serving natural wine and other natural products whether it be biodynamic vegetables, organically raised proteins (ranging from veal to chicken to […]
Melbourne – Introduction Melbourne has a rich history of food and wine. It has reaped the rewards of the waves of migration that have enriched the food landscape making it a world leader in areas such as pasta, phở, souvlaki, gyros, laksa, coffee and wine. Melbourne also serves as one […]
Tokyo – Introduction Tokyo wasn’t on our radar for the first twenty or so years that we travelled the world being foodtourists. However, let us give you a warning! If you go to Tokyo once you will get so entranced you will want to return time and time and time […]
London – Introduction London is a good place to find interesting food and there are some great places to eat and drink especially where they have embraced natural wine. There are restaurants in every quarter of the city of London but we usually stick to the eastern part of the […]
Paris – Introduction The attraction of Paris never wanes for the food lover! The best places to eat classic dishes are always exciting to revisit. There are always new places to try. There are now places that are taking coffee seriously providing the opportunity for searching out beans that have […]
Provence – The Beautiful Cookbook – Introduction Provence – The Beautiful Cookbook by Richard Olney is a ‘coffee table’ book that looks good but also contains solid, well-structured recipes that capture the essence of Provence. We normally overlook ‘beautiful’ books because they often fail to deliver rigour and authenticity, however […]
French Regional Cooking – Introduction French Regional Cooking teeters on the edge of being a “coffee table book” but is dragged back by having detailed recipes for many of France’s best dishes from across the country, with some of the more remote areas being well-represented. It was first published in […]
Introduction to the Foodtourist Top Fifty Cookbooks The following list is our compilation of the Foodtourist Top Fifty cookbooks that we think have contributed to a better understanding of cooking and cuisines. The Foodtourist Top Fifty an idiosyncratic list because we want to delve into all sorts of culinary nooks […]
