Travel the world in search of the ultimate gourmet destinations discovering the many unique flavours that make up an area’s culinary identity...
Stars in their eyes
Osaka
The first subway train pulls into Namba station, beneath a rainbow of flashing neon; it’s about 5am, and already the queue at Kinryu Ramen, on Midosuji Street, is growing. Here in Dotomburi – the brash, pulsating heart of central Osaka – nights end and days begin like this. Off-duty taxi drivers on their way home; sleepy office workers on their way to work; hip youngsters returning from a night out; all are lured by the steam and enticing aroma of a salty, satisfying bowl of wheat-flour noodles……
The Low Down
Lower Saxony
Medieval towns, traditional brewhouses and century-old fairy tales exist alongside contemporary cuisine…
The secret south
Basilicata
Basilicata, the ‘instep’ of Italy’s boot, is historically a neglected and unexplored part of the…
A good Oman
Oman
The proudly independent Gulf state of Oman seamlessly mingles ancient and modern. In its capital, Muscat,…
Heart of England
Staffordshire
It might be landlocked and on the doorstep of the industrial Midlands, but Staffordshire is a green and…
New world wonder
Vancouver
Vancouver is home to one of the world's most innovative food scenes. Kathy Arnold discovers the exciting…
Beyond the sea
Sardinia
Century-old traditions are a core element of life in the beautiful, mountainous Nuoro region of Sardinia…
Fal in love
Cornwall
Cornwall’s Roseland peninsula is a land rich with cream teas and fish hauled fresh from the sea, not…
Coast of plenty
East Suffolk
The landscape of East Suffolk is rich with produce that springs from both earth and sea. Emma Sturgess…
Baltic flavours
Saaremaa
The once-isolated islands of western Estonia have come in from the cold to offer an idyllic antidote…