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Foodie Places
Series: Inspired Traveller's Guides
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Eat your way around the globe with this mouth-watering tour of the tastiest, most inventive, most diverse food on the planet. A region's food is truly a window into its rich history and culture—nothing tells the story of a place so profoundly as the food it...
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With Foodie Places, eat your way around 25 global destinations. It's a mouthwatering, beautifully illustrated tour of the tastiest, most diverse food on the specials board of the planet.
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Eat your way around the globe with this mouth-watering tour of the tastiest, most inventive, most diverse food on the planet. A region's food is truly a window into its rich history and culture—nothing tells the story of a place so profoundly as the food it serves.
Foodie Places is a stunning, hand-illustrated guide for gastronomic adventurers intrigued by the rich cultural heritage behind the world’s best food. Travel journalist Sarah Baxter visits 25 food capitals from across the globe, including traditional foodie havens as well as surprising places with their own world-class offerings. Accompanied by stunning illustrations, each entry simmers with the flavour and buzz of the location.
The food featured includes restaurant-ready pastries handmade by nuns and pilgrimage-worthy curries, among many more.
Featured locations include:
- Marrakesh, Morocco, couscous
- Sichuan, China, Sichuan cuisine
- Jeonju, South Korea, Bibimbap and banchan
- Osaka, Japan, various
- Hanoi, Vietnam, Pho
- Udupi & Karnataka, India, Udupi cuisine
- Melbourne, Australia, various
- Lisbon, Portugal, Pastel de nata
- Marseille, France, Bouillabaisse
- Lyon, France, Bouchons lyonnais restaurants
- Bologna, Italy, Ragu
- Venice, Italy, Cicchetti
- Nuremberg, Germany, gingerbread
- San Sebastian, Spain, Pintxos
- Valencia, Spain, Paella
- Oostduinkerke & Belgium coast, Belgium, shrimp
- Copenhagen, Denmark, new Nordic cuisine
- Whitstable, UK, oysters
- Krakow, Poland, obwarzanek
- Tusheti, Georgia, dumplings
- Tel Aviv, Israel, humous et al.
- Lima, Peru, Ceviche
- Buenos Aires province, Argentina, asado
- New Orleans, USA, creole, Cajun
- Montreal, Canada, Jewish food
Each book in the Inspired Travellers Guides series offers readers a fascinating, informative and charmingly illustrated guide to must-visit destinations around the globe. Also from this series, explore intriguing: Artistic Places, Spiritual Places, Literary Places, Hidden Places, Mystical Places, Cinematic Places, and Wild Places.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780711287327
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 March 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: White Lion Publishing
Illustration: 60 colour illustrations
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Amy Grimes
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 750g
Pages: 144
About the Author
Sarah Baxter grew up in Norfolk, England and now lives in Bath. Her passion for travel and the great outdoors saw her traverse Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the United States before settling into a writing career. She was Associate Editor of Wanderlust magazine, the bible for independent-minded travellers, for more than ten years and has also written extensively on travel for a diverse range of other publications, including the Guardian, the Telegraph and the Independent newspapers. Sarah has also contributed to more than a dozen Lonely Planet guidebooks.Amy Grimes is an illustrator based in London. Drawing inspiration from nature and the natural world, Amys work often features bright and bold illustrated motifs, floral icons and leafy landscapes. As well as working on commissioned illustrations, Amy also sells prints, textiles and stationery under the brand of Hello Grimes.
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