Food journeys of a lifetime : 500 extraordinary places to eat around the globe

Format:

Book

Title:

Food journeys of a lifetime : 500 extraordinary places to eat around the globe

ISBN:

9781426205071

Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, [2009]

Physical Description:

319 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Specialties & ingredients -- Outstanding markets -- Seasonal delights -- In the kitchen -- Favorite street foods -- Great food towns -- Ultimate luxuries -- The best wine, beer, & more -- Just desserts.

Summary:

Provides detailed, practical travel information to help make your dream food pilgrimage a reality--from building pastrami sandwiches in one of New York's bustling delicatessens to learning to cook delicious Chinese dumplings in Beijing or munching on hand-picked apples amid Vermont's fall foliage. Features recipes you can try at home.

Subject(s):

Food -- Anecdotes.

Travel -- Anecdotes.

Food habits.

Restaurants -- Guidebooks.

Genre:

Added Author:

Added Corporate Author:

National Geographic Society (U.S.)

Holds:

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Library	Call Number	Status
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Summary

For pure pleasure, few experiences are as satisfying as a chance to explore the world's great culinary traditions and landmarks--and here, in the latest title of our popular series of illustrated travel gift books, you'll find a fabulous itinerary of foods, dishes, markets, and restaurants worth traveling far and wide to savor. On the menu is the best of the best from all over the globe: Tokyo's freshest sushi; the spiciest Creole favorites in New Orleans; the finest vintages of the great French wineries; the juiciest cuts of beef in Argentina; and much, much more. You'll sample the sophisticated dishes of fabled chefs and five-star restaurants, of course, but you'll also discover the simpler pleasures of the side-street cafés that cater to local people and the classic specialties that give each region a distinctive flavor. Every cuisine tells a unique story about its countryside, climate, and culture, and in these pages you'll meet the men and women who transform nature's bounty into a thousand gustatory delights. Hundreds of appetizing full-color illustrations evoke an extraordinary range of tastes and cooking techniques; a wide selection of recipes invites you to create as well as consume; sidebars give a wealth of entertaining information about additional sites to visit as well as the cultural importance of the featured food; while lively top ten lists cover topics from chocolate factories to champagne bars, from historic food markets to wedding feasts, harvest celebrations, and festive occasions of every kind. In addition, detailed practical travel information provides all the ingredients you'll need to cook up a truly delicious experience for even the most demanding of traveling gourmets.

Author Notes

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC is one of the world's leading nonfiction publishers, proudly supporting the work of scientists, explorers, photographers, and authors, as well as publishing a diverse list of books that celebrate the world and all that is in it. National Geographic Books creates and distributes print and digital works that inspire, entertain, teach, and give readers access to a world of discovery and possibility on a wide range of nonfiction subjects from animals to travel, cartography to history, fun facts to moving stories. A portion of all National Geographic proceeds is used to fund exploration, conservation, and education through ongoing contributions to the work of the National Geographic Society.

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

Chilis in Santa Fe, NM, seafood in Sydney, Australia, and street food in Vietnam are just some of the delicious topics covered in this beautifully designed volume in a series of National Geographic coffee-table travel books (e.g., Journeys of a Lifetime and Sacred Places of a Lifetime). Foodies and travelers will enjoy thumbing through the pages and identifying the food they have tasted and/or would love to experience in these locales. The book is arranged thematically, by ingredients and by kinds of food markets, street foods, and great food towns. Page-length entries feature fabulous color photographs, a descriptive summary, brief planning information, and useful web sites. VERDICT A large book that's more appropriate for browsing than in-depth travel planning or carrying along on your trip this lovely volume will help travelers and, in particular, traveling foodies decide where to go next. Highly recommended.-Louise Feldmann, Colorado State Univ. Lib., Fort Collins (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.