Hakone, Japan: Where the Spa Facilities Look Like a Drinks Menu
Spas – You either love them or hate them. Which is perfectly understandable as not everyone is comfortable in small rooms filled with wet, near naked individuals…
USA Says ‘non’ to French Mimolette Cheese
The French were scandalised recently when they discovered that 1.5 tonnes of French Mimolette cheese had been banned from entering the United States. Citing health concerns, the…
One Person Restaurant Challenges Solitary Dining
What is your distraction technique for eating alone? A strategically placed notebook and pen? A mobile to the ear? Or maybe an open book? No matter what…
Falafels: the Go-to Fast Food
Adored the world over, there is no single recipe for creating the perfect falafel. Traditional family recipes have come together across national borders and resulted in countless…
Plum Charming in Pershore
Many of us will have heard of the Pied Piper or of ‘singing for our supper’. Due to the rather poor start of this year’s summer, a…
A Storm in a Cone
Of all the places where eating ice cream on the streets could be a crime, the Italian city of Milan seems to be the most unlikely one.
Crazy for Cronuts
The city that never sleeps now has a good reason to go to bed and wake up in the morning – Cronuts. Born from a flaky, yet…
Tours to China: Culinary Discovery Tour
Is there a better way to understand a country than by eating the food? We don’t think so, which is why we are so glad to see…
A Foodie Revolution in Ghana
West Africa is in the middle of a foodie revolution, according to the Guardian, and a restaurant called Republic in Accra, Ghana is leading the charge. Republic was opened…
Everyone Needs a Good Travel Mate
Are good travel mates hard to find? They can be, but William D. Chalmers, writing for the Huffington Post, reminds us that good travel mates are also…
Pay-What-You-Want at Panera Bread
What if when it came time to pay your bill in a café or restaurant and you were told to pay what you wanted? It may sound…
Nova Scotia Is Calling Your Name
The maritime province of Nova Scotia may not be on the top of most to-do and to-see lists when one travels to Canada, but after a recent…