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Best Things to Do in Bilbao for Art Lovers & Foodies

Bilbao, the largest city of the Spanish Basque country, bordered by the Bay of Biscay to the North and sitting on the banks of the delightful river Nervion, is a location with many faces. Until you have actually stepped foot into the city, as I did last week, you won’t even realize that you could …

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Neapolitan Pizza: Italy’s Best Culinary Treasure

Neapolitan Pizza: Italy’s Best Culinary Treasure Pizza is widely considered the world’s favorite food and is served almost everywhere on the planet. Pizza lovers everywhere can thank Naples, Italy for introducing us to the Pizza. And Neapolitan pizza is taken very seriously. The vibrant city of Naples, Southern Italy’s largest, is located two hours south …

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Best Lisbon Food Tour – Explore the Culinary Delights of Portuguese Food

The Best Lisbon Food Tour Good news for food lovers heading to Lisbon Portugal! Eating Europe, a leading tour company operating in several European cities now offers a 3.5-hour Lisbon Food tour that takes its guests deep into Lisbon’s food, culture, and history. Take a look at their website here and see their competitive prices! Also …

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Food Safari: Slurping Swedish Oysters

Food Safari: Slurping Swedish Oysters The secret to the best oysters and mussels in the world is quite simple, says Septuagenarian fisherman, Lars Marstone. First, they need to grow in water that stays frigid year-round. Then you must eat them within minutes of plucking them from the sea. Here on the craggy Bohuslan coast of …

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Traditional Polish Food Dishes You Must Try When You Visit Poland

The Best Traditional Polish Food That Isn’t Pierogi Polish food is widely eaten around the world thanks to globalization and the many Poles living overseas. They bring with them their culture and glorious traditional Polish cuisine. People think of traditional Polish food as being heavy, meat-and-veg type meals. The ones you want to enjoy in …

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Food Travel – Mastering the Art of French Eating on a Barge Cruise

Food Travel for Pros French Cooking on a Barge Cruise Are you a foodie? I am too. Some of my food travel vacations are based solely on the iconic foods and drinks that I can find in a certain country or region. For some people, food is simply a way to put energy into their …

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FICO Eataly World – A Foodie Heaven in Bologna

FICO Eataly World- A foodie heaven in Bologna Disneyland for foodies.   That’s an accurate description of FICO Eataly World, Italy’s latest and largest food attraction, which opened on November 15, 2017, just outside Bologna, Italy.    What is FICO Eataly World? FICO stands for Fabbrica Italiana Contadina  (Italian factory farm); the name  is a …

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Best Pizzerias in Naples – What makes Neapolitan Pizza so special?

Best Pizzerias in Naples – What makes Neapolitan Pizza so special? When is a pizza more than leavened bread with a choice of toppings? When it is cooked by a pizzaiolo (pizza maker) from Naples, for whom it is a memory of childhood, a history of the city, a key to socialization, or a lifeboat …

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Sfogliatelle – Naples’ Delicious Pastry

Sfogliatelle is the hard-to-pronounce name for a delicious filled pastry that is as Neopolitan as Neopolitan pizza. Food lovers in Naples might traverse the town, sampling from the most famous pasticcerias (pastry shops) and comparing the sweet fillings and flaky crusts.  But me? I first discovered sfogliatelle quite accidentally when I wandered into the café attached …

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