Food and Beverage Trends for 2023
December 26, 2022 – 8:14 pm | Comments Off on Food and Beverage Trends for 2023

What will food and beverage menus look like in 2023? Lyons Magnus, a global foodservice, and ingredient source, predicts five emerging trends. “We use our proprietary research and analysis to support our partners with targeted …

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King Cake: Epiphany and the Three Kings
January 6, 2023 – 12:31 am | Comments Off on King Cake: Epiphany and the Three Kings
King Cake: Epiphany and the Three Kings

By Susan McKeeThe Road Trips Foodie
OK, Road Trips Foodies: it’s quiz time. Why is the traditional dessert served each January 6 called a king cake?
Those of you who learned about Christian holidays probably mustered …

How to tell the difference between France’s most iconic cheeses
October 16, 2022 – 10:48 pm | Comments Off on How to tell the difference between France’s most iconic cheeses
How to tell the difference between France’s most iconic cheeses

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By Fromage from Europe Marketing Council
Europe produces an astonishing amount and variety of cheeses. Certain estimates place the number of French cheeses in Europe at more than 1,000 – …

Foods, Cultures, Impact, and Innovation of Africa
August 31, 2022 – 9:49 am | Comments Off on Foods, Cultures, Impact, and Innovation of Africa
Foods, Cultures, Impact, and Innovation of Africa

Renowned chefs and scholars will headline Worlds of Flavor, the Food Industry Leadership Conference and Festival set for November 2022 in Napa, California.
The 24th annual Worlds of Flavor® International Conference and Festival, at The …

The Quest to Save the Pink Apples of Italy
August 1, 2022 – 12:29 am | Comments Off on The Quest to Save the Pink Apples of Italy
The Quest to Save the Pink Apples of Italy

By Agostino Petroni
Afar.com
On a warm April day, with poplar pollen cruising through the air like snowflakes in midwinter, Graziella Traini welcomed me to her farm in Montedinove, in the heart of Marche, a hilly region …

“A Bite-Sized History of France”
April 21, 2021 – 8:54 am | Comments Off on “A Bite-Sized History of France”
“A Bite-Sized History of France”

Food takes the top spot in this year’s book award competition from the French Heritage Society.
Named as winner of the Fourth Annual Book Award is A Bite-Sized History of France: Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, …

Ingrained – The History of Rice in Louisiana
March 22, 2021 – 8:05 pm | Comments Off on Ingrained – The History of Rice in Louisiana
Ingrained – The History of Rice in Louisiana

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By Christiaan Mader for Lafayette Travel
Some time in 1960s, businessmen with the Japanese electronics company Hitachi flew to southwest Louisiana, specifically, we are told, to Ville Platte. Of interest …

Honoring Native Peoples’ History & Future on Thanksgiving
November 26, 2020 – 8:30 am | Comments Off on Honoring Native Peoples’ History & Future on Thanksgiving
Honoring Native Peoples’ History & Future on Thanksgiving

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Attend a Burns Supper in Scotland
January 3, 2020 – 8:32 am | Comments Off on Attend a Burns Supper in Scotland
Attend a Burns Supper in Scotland

January may seem like a month of rest and relaxation after festive indulgences, but there are plenty of reasons to keep celebrating, most prominently: Burns Night.
Scots and other Road Trips Foodies can toast …

La Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie
November 18, 2019 – 8:12 am | Comments Off on La Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie
La Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie

Road Trips Foodies contemplating France might want to put Lyon on their itineraries.
La Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie, 4 Grand Cloître du Grand Hôtel-Dieu (Entrance by de l’Hôpital square), Lyon, has opened.
Part museum, part sensory …

A Culinary Journey Through Karlsruhe
November 15, 2019 – 8:34 am | Comments Off on A Culinary Journey Through Karlsruhe
A Culinary Journey Through Karlsruhe

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By Karlsruhe Tourism
The story of the city of Karlsruhe in southern Germany begins in 1715, when the foundation stone of the Residenzschloss was laid. The city won worldwide renown …