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$736K Tuna Sold at Tokyo Fish Market

Bluefin tuna© New York Times A new record was set last week at the first auction of the year at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. The prized piece of fish was a 593 pound bluefin tuna, sold for $736,000. The winning bid went to the president of a noted chain of Tokyo-based sushi restaurants. [...]

Historic French Monks’ Brew a Hit at Trendy Bars

Chartreuse ©ephoz A mysterious green liquor is making a comeback in New York’s hippest bars and elsewhere in the United States. Chartreuse, a french liquor made by monks, is enjoying renewed popularity due in part to a growing “mixology” scene in the US, where ultra-competitive bartenders are constantly in search of new signature cocktail recipes. [...]

Scotch Whisky, Now in an Aluminum Can

Nightcap ©Ella’s Dad High brow booze in a low brow can? Why not. Scottish Spirits Imports Inc. will soon be putting prized liquor into a humble aluminum can. Ken Rubenfeld, vice president of operations for Scottish Spirits Imports told The Huffington Post that they hope their can of scotch will stand out in its unique [...]

Gangster ‘Americana’ Served up in Milan Restaurant

Joe Cipolla restaurant, Milan, Italy  ©New York Times In a trendy neighborhood of Milan, the most unlikely theme is a big hit with the locals—a restaurant named after an Italian-American gangster. Joe Cipolla, the restaurant’s namesake, was a St. Louis mobman that loved cooking. The Milan restaurant honors Cipolla’s Midwestern roots with a traditional staple—steak. [...]

Opena Case: How About a Beer with Your iPhone?

If you haven’t yet heard of the new Opena Case, you will. It’s popping up in online gear shops everywhere with a simple purpose: protect your iPhone in a standard hardshell case designed with a built-in, slide-out bottle opener. We’ll call this, without a doubt, the Best iPhone Case of 2011. Couple it with a [...]

Swedish Dish a Bigger Hit Outside of the Old Country

Swedish holiday feast, featuring lutefisk  © smithsonianmag.com It will most likely send shivers down your spine, but the traditional Swedish dish, lutefisk (lye-soaked cod, drenched in butter), is more popular in the United States than in Scandinavia. Far more lutefisk is consumed in the United States, much of it in church and lodge basements. In [...]

New, Classier Wendy’s Coming to Japan

Wendy’s Japan ©liddybits Would you like fries with that foie gras burger? After leaving the Japanese market two years ago, American fast food chain Wendy’s is looking to make a strong comeback in Japan. To stand out from competitor McDonalds, and local chains Lotteria and Mos Burger, Wendy’s is counting on a new premium menu [...]

Cooking With Grandma, a New Culinary Trend

Marketing in Motion ©D’Arcy Norman Well-heeled travelers in search of gourmet food are steering away from traditional 4-star luxury restaurants and instead seeking out more authentic culinary “experiences.” These new “experiences” are being offered by a variety of locals from Italian aristocrats to ordinary grandmothers in Mauritius, who are opening up their homes to amateur [...]

A Salad With a Side of Sex Appeal in Korea

The all-male staff at Mies Container© cnngo.com It may be thousands of miles away, but for women wanting to turn the tables on the “delightfully tacky yet unrefined” Hooters chain, there is an answer to their prayers in Seoul. The general “theme” of Mies Container is a construction site, with the all-male wait staff dressing [...]

Christmas Food Traditions Around the World

Christmas brunch© Reverses’   Tired of the same offerings at your Christmas table? Read on for some international fare that can spice up your holiday, and give you a bit of history. Before you hang a candy cane on a Christmas tree branch or add it to a cup of hot chocolate, consider this—the candy [...]

Coffee Chains Spike Drinks to Spike Sales in China

Starbucks ©dunhilaryu Starbucks is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of coffee giants taking over China (and the world for that matter…) The company has been very vocal about its plans to triple its current number of stores in China to 1,500 by 2015. But another company, Pacific Coffee is challenging [...]

Freeloading at the Complimentary Breakfast Buffet

Breakfast Buffet ©Tong Tara Resturant If you thought you were being a savvy budget traveler by loading up at your hotel’s complimentary breakfast buffet, next time take a good look around you. Some of the people around you have taken savings to a superstar level–they are enjoying a free breakfast at a hotel they aren’t [...]

Chocolate Lovers Festival in London

Chocolates ©Anjum. Sweet tooth’s unite! London’s Southbank Center Square will be playing host this weekend (From Dec. 9 to 11) to the The Chocolate Festival a celebration of all things chocolate. The festival, which is mostly free, will have 30 stalls selling and sampling chocolate, and visitors can also chat with British chocolatiers like William [...]

Traditional Holiday Beverages From Around the World

Starbucks Holiday Cups ©Glenn Waters In the USA we have eggnog and hot chocolate (and the ubiquitous Starbuck “red” cups), but around the world the beverages that inevitably get spiked for the holiday season are incredibly varied. Over on Gadling, they have compiled a list of international Christmasey beverages. In Europe—north, south, east and west,–they [...]

11 Extreme Thanksgiving Turkey Variations

Turkey ©thebittenword.com Most Americans are just now waking up out of their tryptophan-induced post-thanksgiving slumbers, but for the extreme thanksgiving aficionados, Black Friday is day one in the countdown to next year’s epic turkey creation. For a little inspiration, HuffPost has compiled 11 crazy, weird and downright bizarre riffs on the classic turkey roast. Included [...]

Anthony Bourdain’s New Series, The Layover, Debuts

Anthony Bourdain in The Azores Celebrity chef and fermented-shark-eater Anthony Bourdain returns to the Travel Channel with a new TV series, “The Layover” Mondays at 9 p.m. ET. The 55-year-old once again tours the world in search of the perfect meal. In the first episode, he visits Singapore for 30 hours, devouring wonton noodles, Hainanese [...]

Taste Australia’s Wackiest Beers

Australian Beers © Terrazzo If you thought Australian beer was limited to Foster’s you were mistaken. Australia began producing beer in 1796, and since that time the beer industry has grown enormously but the tradition of novelty lagers is still strong. From space beer, million-year-old beer, pink stuff, strong stuff and stone and wood beer, [...]

Beaujolais Nouveau Day: France’s Secret National Holiday

On a brisk fall day so many years ago I’m embarrassed to say, a friend of mine invited me to lunch at Café des Artistes, a hoity-toity restaurant on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. We’d been to the restaurant before, which is why we were a bit surprised when the waiter asked if we wanted a [...]

Regional Dishes of Great Britain

British cuisine does not enjoy the lofty reputation that nearby countries such as Italy and France can take for granted. The main reason for this is that food supplies were rationed in the aftermath of the Second World War, and this informed many of the food preparation techniques and ingredient choices long after rationing had [...]

Why Beer Lovers Should Get Out of London and Go to Guildford

Travel writer and beer enthusiast Andrea Kirkby uncovers the secrets of a surprisingly unknown “beer lover’s paradise” within striking distance of London …

Top 5 Tasty Mexican Dishes

Mexican food holds a special place in my heart and I have many fond memories of Mexican themed meals shared with friends. With Mexican restaurants to be found all over the world, anyone can experience the fiery taste of an Enchilada topped with chilli sauce and washed down with a tasty Mexican Mojito (they replace [...]

Around the World in 50 Breakfasts

Two Eggs Sunnyside Up ©@joefoodie Breakfast. It’s the most important meal of the day, but not everyone around the world does it the same way. For example, in the eastern European country of Hungary, a traditional breakfast usually consists of Pogácsa, Throughout the year there are festivals dedicated to it and the recipe changes region [...]

Two Hospitalized After Competing in Edinburgh’s “World’s Hottest Chili Competition”

Chicken Curry © ayesamson Kismot Indian Resturant in Edinburgh, Scotland has promised to tone down the curry it serves in its annual “world’s hottest chilli competition” after contestants were left writhing on the floor in agony and two were hospitalized. The competition, a fundraiser for the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland, rewards the participant who eats [...]

Signposting: Strange Eats in Hanoi, Vietnam

© Nora Dunn I had a mere 12 hours to enjoy Hanoi, Vietnam, while enoute to the finish line of Saigon after 30 days of train travel from Lisbon as part of the Ultimate Train Challenge. Getting hungry, I took a peek at a local menu. There was a page dedicated to tortoise fare, another [...]

Signposting: Finding Table Delicacies at McDonald’s, Beijing

© Nora Dunn This is the fanciest take on McDonalds fare I’ve ever seen; a place I discovered at the Beijing Train Station while awaiting the world’s fastest train from Beijing to Shanghai. I’ve never seen “McDonalds” and “delicacies” used in tandem, so I figure it had to be good. Unfortunately I didn’t have time [...]

8 Foreign Fast Food Chains You Should Know

Albaik ©toyohara When most people think of fast food the American chain McDonald’s is the first thing that comes to mind. And while McDonald’s chains seem to be popping up everywhere, there is a growing number of local homegrown fast food resturants that are challenging McDonald’s around the world. These local chains present travelers with [...]

12 Airports with the Best Food

Amsterdam Schiphol © jeffwilcox It’s no secret that airports have been upping the ante lately; higher baggage fees, tighter security and… better food? Yes, better food. New restaurants in airports from Seattle to Amsterdam offer travelers a little culinary indulgence while they wait for their flights. In Singapore you can munch on spicy pork rib [...]

Confessions of an Oktoberfest Waiter

Oktoberfest ©andrijbulba We are almost a week into Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany and MSNBC offers this interesting inside look at the festivities, from the perspective of the Oktoberfest waiter. Surprisingly, the author confesses that most servers actually really enjoy American tourists. Americans are easier to talk to. They’re not so complicated. If you tell them [...]

10 Things to Do in Munich Now (Besides Oktoberfest)

Munich has much more to offer than just a beer festival. Isabel Eva Bohrer shares 10 things to do in her hometown.

Travel Along With France’s Metro Wine Map

Paris Metro Map ©AnnieGreenSprings Dr. David Gissen, an architectural historian and wine buff has designed a graphically interesting way to view the various wine regions of France. Inspired by the style of metro and subway charts, the Metro Wine Map of France collects France’s various wine regions into “lines” and then designates popular cities as [...]

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