Foodie Places

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.