Food Trails
Plan 52 perfect weekends in the world's tastiest destinations
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
Lonely Planet: The world’s leading travel guide publisher
For everyone who loves travel and trying the local delicacies, this beautifully illustrated hardback is the must-have handbook to a year's worth of perfect weekends around the world for food lovers. Featured trails include the an homage to Buenos Aires steak, cozy wintertime French Canadian cuisine, Puglia's distinctive dishes, and Parisian patisserie. Each trail is an itinerary, detailing when and where to indulge in the local specialties. There are 52 trails, each with gorgeous photography, a bespoke map, expert writing and practical details of how to get there and where to stay. This is the second in Lonely Planet's Perfect Weekends series, following the critically acclaimed Wine Trails.
The 52 itineraries cover the whole globe. In the Americas we try seafood chowder in Maine; creole and cajun food in the Deep South; barbecue in Texas; and Hawaii’s island food among other taste sensations. In Europe we discover the mouthwatering cuisines of Crete, Italy, Denmark, England, Spain, Germany, Iceland, Ireland and other countries. Prepare for spice in Asia as we go to India, Vietnam and Malaysia for street food; Japan for sushi and South Korea for barbecue. In Australia and New Zealand, experiences include the farm-to-table scene in Tasmania, Melbourne’s melting pot of cuisines and seafood in Auckland. Wherever you are in the world, there will be trip
Each itinerary features about a dozen stops, including food markets, must-visit restaurants and shops or opportunities to meet food makers or providers. Each is reviewed by Lonely Planet’s authors who have visited the place. Practical details are provided so readers can make bookings and tailor their own trips. A section at the end of each itinerary suggests places to stay and lists events that take place during the year. Great photography adds visual appeal to every itinerary, each of which has an illustrated map, showing the route hungry travellers should take.
For foodies looking for inspiration for their next weekend away, and ideas for new cuisines to taste and share, Food Trails will be the source of many happy faces and full stomachs!
About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world’s leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, gift and lifestyle books and stationery, as well as an award-winning website, magazines, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.
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Instead of diving deeply into a particular country or city, the writers and editors of Lonely Planet instead chose to highlight the best of the best destinations to give travelers options for every week of the year. Alphabetical listings give readers a quick rundown of which areas of a particular country each entry will be highlighted. Then the editors make recommendations for restaurants, hotels, and a few sights to see in between meals. It's a terrific way to organize this dense and incredibly informative collection. Meals for all times of the day are provided, enabling readers to start their day with the best pastries in Paris, savor a "more refined" poutine in Quebec City, and dig into the definitive versions of borscht and beef stroganoff in St. Petersburg. Readers will also learn how and where to attend a traditional Bedouin coffee ceremony in Jordan, where to find a museum dedicated to cured meat in Catalonia, and how to take lessons at a school for Cajun and Creole cooking in New Orleans. Each entry includes tips on the best time to visit as well as a list of small, usually boutique, hotels that are close to the action. The authors don't include prices for lodging or dining, but they do provide contact and website information for all their suggestions. Fans of Lonely Planet are sure to eat this up, and so will those who enjoy getting off the beaten path when traveling. This thoughtfully curated and artfully presented guide is a treasure.
