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 …

Flannelfest Craft Beer Experience

Be sure to wear your flannel to FlannelFest in Janesville, Wisconsin.
This outdoor winter event from noon to 5 p.m. February 25, 2023, on the Janesville Town Square offers samplings of more than 40 craft beers …

Effie Burns Signature Biscuits

Road Trips Foodies who’ve been to Hotel Effie in Sandestin, Florida, rave about the hotel’s signature biscuits. They’re made from a recipe originated by the owner’s grandmother, Effie Burns, after whom the hotel is named.
These …

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 …

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 …

Prize Winners for Excellence in Culinary Content

Les Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI) in partnership with the M.F.K. Fisher Literary Trust announces its 2022 prize winners in the LDEI M.F.K. Fisher Prize recognizing excellence in culinary content that broadens the understanding of food …

Crawfish Festival in Woodbine, Georgia

The 36th annual Crawfish Festival takes place April 28 and 29, 2023, in Woodbine, Georgia.
Hours are 5 to 9 p.m. April 28, and 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. April 29. The festival takes place in …

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 …

Artichoke Trail in Monterey County, California

In celebration of National Artichoke Hearts Day — today — an Artichoke Trail is announced in California.
Created by the Monterey County Convention and Visitors Bureau, it turns a spotlight on the region’s “edgiest of veggies”. …

Taste of Iceland Arrives in America

The “Taste of Iceland” stops in Washington, DC, March 8 through 11, 2023.
During the four-day festival, Washingtonians can transport themselves to Iceland through a series of events inspired by and in celebration of Icelandic …

Kentucky Derby Day Menu at Churchill Downs

Special to Road Trips for Foodies
By Churchill Downs Racetrack
Churchill Downs Racetrack has released the official menu for the 149th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, signaling the start of spring and the much-awaited countdown …

Hood River Cider Fest

The Hood River Cider Fest has moved to the waterfront for this year’s edition, set for 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 29, 2023.
The 8th annual fest, celebrating hard-pressed cider, will take place at …

Archer Roose retires ‘Snake Rewards’

Special to Road Trips for Foodies

Elizabeth Banks, Co-Owner and Chief Creative Officer of Archer Roose Wines issued a retraction & replacement of ‘The Snake Rewards Program.’ The program promised to send an actual, live snake …

Roots of Peace: Mines to Vines

Violet Grgich, President and CEO of Grgich Hills Estate, and Heidi Kuhn, Founder and CEO of Roots of Peace and Forbes 50 over 50 honoree, will come together to promote cultivating peace through agriculture at …