Posts Tagged ‘culinary’
Every fall, Epcot hosts one of the largest food and wine festivals in the country. Visitors enjoy a variety of special events scheduled throughout the 45-day festival, and all the while, they have the chance to sample some of the best wines and culinary creations anywhere. What a perfect vacation opportunity for Disney enthusiasts and foodies alike! This video gives us an insider’s look at what it takes to deliver the guest experience at the Epcot Food & Wine Festival. More
As part of Azamara Club Cruises‘ focus on destination immersion for its guests, their VP of Sales & Marketing Edie Borenstein hosts a series of video clips entitled “You’ll Love Where We Take You”. Each episode highlights a different, unique destination to be experienced with Azamara Club Cruises.
Each meal onboard Azamara Club Cruises promises to be a voyage unto itself, with nightly culinary artistry inspired by the world’s most accomplished chefs and by the bountiful regions through which each itinerary travels. To further enhance the experience, vintages from an extensive wine list will be offered to complement each dish. Read More
Omar Silingardi’s post entitled “In Search of Marco Polo” on Princess Cruises Travel Bucket List of Essential Experiences caused me to reflect on how Marco Polo’s travels had a great influence on the culinary world as we know it. Omar tells us how annual trips to his ancestral town of Modena, Italy involve visiting with family and enjoying traditional Italian home cooking. I don’t think life gets any better than great cooking enjoyed in picturesque settings like Modena.
If you like the sound of that, you might enjoy a culinary adventure of your own in Tuscany! Check out our sample itinerary….At Celebrations International Travel, we customize all culinary tours to suit your needs, preferences, budget, and timeframe. Who knows? Maybe you’ll even consider combining a Princess cruise with a custom culinary tour! Contact us for more information.
The Best Meals That Can’t Be Missed
Posted on: June 29, 2010
Check out this mouthwatering post on GotSaga.com that I was graciously invited to contribute to: http://t.co/KcHBDfB Scroll down a bit until you see our picture!
Here’s the full text of my submission. Enjoy!
China: Peking Duck – A traditional three-course meal in which the duck is enjoyed in three different ways: the crispy skin, the meat, and a soup course.
Thailand: Phad Thai – This favorite is made up of flat, skinny rice noodles, bean sprouts, scallions, and other vegetables, tossed in a flavorful spicy and tangy sauce, topped with chopped peanuts. The meat of your choice is most often added to this dish.
Vietnam: Pho is a traditional Vietnamese noodle soup that is made in countless variations. Vietnamese-style rice noodles are added to a spicy broth, along with beef, chicken, pork, or seafood and a variety of vegetables. Diners are offered fresh lime, basil leaves, and bean sprouts to garnish to taste.
Australia: Billy Tea & Damper: A traditional Australian brewed tea with milk and sugar, enjoyed with a rustic-style biscuit. The best thing about this is that it can be prepared virtually anywhere, including the middle of the Outback!
France: Duck a l’Orange or Pate de Fois Gras – Duck with Orange Sauce or a terrine of Duck Liver Pate
Austria: Weinerschnitzel – The traditional, richly-prepared Austrian veal cutlets
Switzerland: Fondue or Raclette – The fondue is most often a mixture of different varieties of Swiss cheeses mixed with white wine or kirsch and fresh herbs, eaten with bite-sized pieces of a crusty baguette. A raclette is a meal so unique I have never seen it elsewhere, even in Europe. It requires a special grill with multiple compartments and surfaces, places in the middle of the table. Diners choose from a variety of fresh vegetables, meats, eggs, or anything else the host fancies, puts the food in the raclette, and tops it off with cheeses, onion, garlic, herbs, and other condiments. The heat from the raclette melds the ingredients together, resulting in a tasty and unique creation.
Spain: Paella – This is a rice dish traditionally made with a variety of fresh seafood (clams, mussels, oysters, shrimp, scallops, etc.) and meats like chorizo and chicken. Flavored with a rich broth and plenty of bright yellow saffron, paella can be prepared over an open fire and enjoyed on the beach, or savored in a five-star establishment.
Morocco: Traditional Couscous – This traditional meal is presented in huge, deep bowls. First, a generous portion of couscous fills the bottom of the bowl, and is typically topped with cubed or sliced lamb, beef, and chicken or another meat of choice. Fresh, colorful vegetables are added (root vegetables, etc.), then a slightly spicy, flavorful broth is ladled over everything….a great king-sized meal!
Many thanks to Joy at Gourmeted.com for her blog post yesterday profiling Celebrations International Travel as a sponsor and highlighting our Culinary Tours.
I had the pleasure of speaking with Joy recently after a couple of months of e-mailing. Not surprisingly, we share a common love of great food and world travel. Joy enlightened me with the notion that there are many other “people like us” out there who take their love of food and cooking seriously, and want to travel the world to delight in this passion.
It is my hope that in collaboration with Joy, I can impart my knowledge and love of both travel and culinary excellence, helping food and wine enthusiasts enjoy custom culinary experiences around the world.
Gourmeted.com‘s featured Lasagne of Emilia-Romagna looks like it’s ready for the best Italian grandma’s Sunday dinner table!
Lasagna of Emilia-Romagna from Gourmeted.com
Not only does this look delicious, but Joy from Gourmeted.com includes the recipe with instructions, including many pictures of her first attempt at lasagna-making. What a wonderful first lasagna!
I know there are many wonderful cooks and culinary enthusiasts out there who share this passion for great food and excellence in our kitchens. Follow your passions and indulge in a custom culinary tour to Italy, where you can take hands-on cooking classes, visit local markets with chefs, tour vineyards, taste wines, and do just about anything else you want to satisfy your culinary pleasures and curiosity. Contact us to start planning your custom tour today!
