I have a confession: I have never once planned a trip around a museum, a beach, or even a particularly stunning mountain view. Every single itinerary I’ve ever built starts with a question — what’s being eaten there, and when? If you share this particular affliction, then November in Mexico is basically your Super Bowl. … Read more
Let me be completely honest with you: I have rearranged entire vacation schedules, booked last-minute flights, and once ate four consecutive lunches just to experience a single food festival. If you recognize yourself in that confession, November is quietly one of the most underrated months on the food travel calendar. While most people are saving … Read more
I have planned entire vacations around a single meal. I have rerouted road trips for a cheese counter. I once missed a train because I was deep in conversation with a salumiere about the proper fat-to-lean ratio in culatello. So when I tell you that October in Italy is the most delicious month on the … Read more
I have a confession: I have never once booked a flight for the weather. I have, however, booked flights for a bowl of hand-shaved white truffles, a chocolate sculpture the size of a small car, and street food so good it made me genuinely emotional on a sidewalk in Southeast Asia. If you plan your … Read more
I plan my entire travel calendar around food. Not landmarks, not museums, not even beaches — food. If a destination has a legendary dish I haven’t eaten yet, I’m booking flights. Which is exactly why September is my favorite month of the year: it’s when Munich transforms into the greatest open-air food festival on the … Read more
I plan vacations around meals. Not around museums, not around beaches, not around “must-see landmarks” — around food. Specifically, around the kind of food that only exists in one place, at one time of year, made by people who have been perfecting it for generations. And if you share this affliction (it’s not a disorder, … Read more
Let me tell you something about the way I plan vacations: I don’t start with flights or hotels. I start with food. Specifically, I open a browser tab, type “where can I eat something that will rearrange my entire sense of reality,” and work backward from there. If you’re the same kind of person — … Read more
Let me be honest with you: I have absolutely planned international flights around a food event. Not a Michelin-starred restaurant, not a cooking class — a festival where strangers hand you things on sticks and the wine costs four euros. August in Europe is when this kind of glorious chaos peaks, and if you haven’t … Read more
Let me tell you something about myself: I have booked flights to cities I’d never heard of based entirely on a single dish someone described to me at a dinner party. I have rearranged entire itineraries, missed museums, and cheerfully skipped UNESCO sites because a market vendor waved me over with a spoon. Food is, … Read more
Let me tell you something about myself: I have absolutely rerouted a flight layover to eat one specific dish in one specific city. I have also — and I’m not proud of this — built a three-week itinerary entirely around the question “what food festival is happening where, and when?” July is the month where … Read more
