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Culinary Tourism

Rinsewind

By Rinsewind
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Just read this on CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/02/28/trend...m.ap/index.html

And it reminds me of an academic book I read fairly recently, Culinary Tourism

edited by Lucy Long.

Has anyone been a culinary tourist? Ever go someplace else specifically for the food, learning about the food, buying the food, eating the food? Is this a major componant of ALL your travel, as it is increasingly for mine?

I live in Norman, Oklahoma. While things have certainly improved in the almost 13 years I have resided here, I still long for stores like Whole Foods, or other gourmet stores that we don't have here. My family lives in Ann Arbor, MI and every time I go home I hit Whole Foods, Zingerman's and Bella Vino.

Then of course there are the trips (all too infrequent) to France...

-Rinsewind

"An' I expect you don't even know that we happen to produce some partic'ly fine wines, our Chardonnays bein' 'specially worthy of attention and compet'tively priced, not to mention the rich, firmly structur'd Rusted Dunny Valley Semillons, which are a tangily refreshin' discovery for the connesewer ...yew bastard?"

"Jolly good, I'll have a pint of Chardonnay, please."

Rincewind and Bartender, The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett

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