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Festive Foods: What the World Eats at the Holidays

Your holiday table always has healthy servings of ham and bottomless glasses of egg nog, but what about the rest of the world? What are holiday tables like in Sweden, Israel, and Australia? We'll tell you.

Posted by Kathleen Squires on December 17, 2012 at 11:09:58 AM EST in Arts & Culture Tagged: Food, Holidays
Just Back From...Amsterdam

Who says you have to be a twenty-something backpacker to enjoy all of Amsterdam's delights? Our European correspondent explores good food, high art and tandem bicycles.

Posted by Pepita Diamand on December 07, 2012 at 11:00:30 AM EST in Trip Ideas, Arts & Culture Tagged: Amsterdam, Museums, Art, Dining
Just Back From: Caribbean Food and Wine Festival

We bet you've never been on a safari like the one we're just back from: a Caribbean food-fueled gourmet safari with five stops for five courses. And wouldn't you know it, we're still hungry for more.

Posted by Kathleen Squires on November 20, 2012 at 12:49:27 PM EST in Restaurants Tagged: Food, Festivals
Just Back From: Food & Wine All Stars Weekend in Vegas

What did I learn in Vegas? Kobe beef (the real kind) is back, chef Masa is amazing, Ghost Horse cabernet is eye-poppingly expensive and delicious, and I've still got lots to eat, see, and do when I go back.

Posted by Doug Stallings on November 06, 2012 at 4:46:36 PM EST in Restaurants, Trip Ideas Tagged: Restaurants, Food, Festivals, Events
10 Ways to Savor Seattle and Portland

Seattle and Portland are well known for a farm-to-table, hyper-local philosophy that permeates everything from food and wine to art. Here are the top ten places to savor it all.

Posted by Donna Heiderstadt on October 26, 2012 at 12:08:11 PM EDT in Trip Ideas, Restaurants Tagged: Seattle, Portland, Food, Wine
Top Chefs Talk Travel (Again)

From road trips to far flung holidays, no trip would be complete without a few solid tips from our favorite top chefs. So we bring you (more) awesome advice from the chefs we ran into at Feast Portland.

Posted by Kathleen Squires on October 15, 2012 at 10:47:59 AM EDT in Restaurants, Travel Tips Tagged: Chefs, Inspiration, Tips, Restaurants, Food
Traveling to Greece in Harvest Season

Autumn brings harvest season to Europe, when olives and grapes practically beg to be picked and turned into olive oil and wine. Go behind the scenes, and then some, during harvest in Greece.

Posted by Jessica Colley on October 09, 2012 at 3:15:44 PM EDT in Trip Ideas Tagged: Greece, Food,
"Top Chef" Pop-Up Restaurant Comes to NYC

There have been tours and spin-offs, but not a Top Chef Kitchen...until now. The pop-up restaurant is set to open in NYC on Oct 16. We're thinking of it as a sort of real-life Restaurant Wars.

Posted by Kristine Hansen on October 03, 2012 at 5:10:35 PM EDT in Restaurants Tagged: Food, Restaurants, New York City, News,
Food Lover's Tour of Sicily

Imagine lounging at a restaurant overlooking the Mediterranean, glass of wine and plate of pasta with fresh seafood before you. Few but the savviest travelers know—fall is the time to go to Sicily.

Posted by Jessica Colley on October 03, 2012 at 2:47:45 PM EDT in Trip Ideas, Wine & Cocktails Tagged: Sicily, Italy, Food
Fodor's Travel Tastemaker: Southern Chef (and Charmer) Hugh Acheson

Our first Fodor's Travel Tastemaker is none other than Southern (er, Canadian) chef-extraordinaire Hugh Acheson. We talked with him about all things food—road trip snacks, great meals he had in LA, and his upcoming trip to Israel.

Posted by Fodor's Editors on October 03, 2012 at 12:50:26 PM EDT in Restaurants, New at Fodor's Tagged: Inspiration, Food, Israel, Los Angeles, Georgia, Atlanta, Fodor's