The chocolate chip cookie began its humble existence in Whitman, Massachusetts – a town in Plymouth County. It was here, in the popular Toll House restaurant run by Ruth and Kenneth Wakefield, that the soft, sweet, circular deliciousness was created as an accompaniment to ice cream. In The New Yorker’s birthday ode to the famous […]
In what could only be described as the perfect meeting of travel and food, a bus operator in Finland offered free tickets in return for lovingly-baked gingerbread goodies. With the proviso that the baked treat should include the name of your desired destination, lucky Finnish bakers could exchange gingerbread biscuits for a free bus ticket […]
Travel Gluttons is about finding good local food around the world and understanding how to eat it.
We’re here to help make sure you don’t go hungry while travelling, to show you exactly how to tackle that unusual dish without looking like a fool, and to help you enjoy the culture of a location through its food.
