Food and Travel Magazine
This Month
Some culinary hotspots are more apparent than others but, if you were asked to name a city in South America where food has become the prevailing factor in the lives of the people, where would you say? There are a few that might come to mind, but I doubt many of us would respond with Lima. Quietly, while the culinary world wasn’t watching, Peru’s capital has undergone a foodie revolution. It is now home to over 20,000 restaurants (compared to London’s 12,000), and cookery schools have opened in even the very poorest areas of town. We sent Francis Pearce to explore what is driving the Limenos out of the barrios and into the kitchen. From one behemoth of the food stage to the next. The picturesque valley of Franschhoek, less than an hour’s drive from Cape Town, is already firmly on the map for gastronomes, but its chefs and winemakers are not resting on their laurels, as local journalist Vicki Sleet discovered. Read all about her journey on page 56. One of the many attractions of southern India is the plethora of independently run hotels which dot the region. There are rainforest hideaways, rice barges and tranquil beach-front bungalows; we give the low-down on some of our favourites (page 70). Back in the UK, we have a revolution of our own taking place. From kitchens headed up by Michelin-starred chefs in central London to quiet, familyrun dining-rooms in Devon villages, properties are being transformed into the ideal gourmet getaways. So, with the burgeoning number of restaurants with rooms popping up across the country, the only thing you need to worry about after dinner is how to make it up the stairs.
Charlotte Swift Editor
Click here to read a selection of features from our February/March issue 
