When we last talked to chef David Myers, he took us on a culinary tour of Tokyo. Hes since left his namesake Los Angeles restaurant to launch Gypsy Chef, his new company, and Adrift, his new restaurant in Singapore. Fathom editorial assistant and Singapore native Becky Cheang got the scoop on a Skype chat.You left Los Angeles and are suddenly Adrift in Singapore. Whats this all about?Adrift is about an experience. We took over a lobby cockt

Gabriella Zanzanaini and Nicolas Petit of The Funnelogy Channel, one of Fathoms 24 Best Travel Blogs and Websites of 2015, stopped by Vietnam while traveling from Brussels to Hong Kong. In a highly delectable #FathomTakeover, they gave us a step-by-step visual guide to finding the best street food in Hoi An and Hanoi.

Hometown: Los Angeles.Occupation: Chef.Favorite destinations: The world.Dying to visit: Singita in Africa, India, Laos.Bizarre travel rituals: None, unless you call packing really last minute bizarre.In-flight relaxation regime: Campari and gin — basically the dressed-down negroni.Always in carry-on: Bose noise-canceling in-ear headphones, Aesop face oil, iPad mini loaded with books.Concierge or DIY? I like to control t

Rene Redzepi of Copenhagen-based Noma, uncontestedly one of the worlds best restaurants, upped the culinary ante when he moved his entire operation to Tokyo for six weeks in the beginning of 2015. Thanks to an invitation from their airline partner ANA, Jeralyn Gerba slid into a seat at lunch just before the pop-up closed for good. Heres the debrief.TOKYO –  So, how was Tokyo? friends ask me, knowing It has been my holy grail destinatio

My favorite course of the sixteen served at the Noma Japan pop-up in Tokyo this year was a delicate bowl of cooked pumpkin and salted cherry blossoms, which looked and tasted just like you would imagine spring in Japan would. Lars Williams, head of development for Noma, describes how the dish was conceived.Nagano was one of the most inspiring areas we visited in terms of wonderful produce. It was really great going into the forests where we

 All photos by Becky Cheang. Team Fathom dropped by the Mast Brothers Chocolate factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, for sweet stories and a lesson in how to make chocolate the good, old-fashioned way.BROOKLYN – If you walk down North 3rd Street in Williamsburg on any given afternoon, you may find yourself distracted by a sudden whiff of roasting cacao. Its the scent of the Mast Brothers Chocolate factory. Follow your nose. Youre in

Our favorite Italian correspondent and Fathom contributing editor Erica Firpo gives us a sneak peek on the upcoming world fair in Milan. Were already looking forward to a scrumptious six months in Italys fashion capital.MILAN – From May 1 through October 31, Milan is a hosting an international pot luck dinner at Expo 2015, that once-every-few-years universal world fair where countries come together for a thematic event. This years the

This week were spotlighting chefs with new cookbooks — and their recipes and travels along with their books. Go behind the scenes and into the kitchens. And bring an appetite for discovery.18 Cookbooks to Feed Your WanderlustChefs are probably the happiest travelers. These new cookbooks will have you cooking your way around the world. Dont forget to pack your knives.Read the full story.WIN! A Culinary Trip of a Lifetime to the Amalfi

INSTAGRAM – The symbol du jour of the indie set? An overhead shot of a perfectly pulled espresso drink. Our favorite global coffee feeds are full of gorgeous lighting, perfect milk art, and cool people behind the counter.COMING UP NEXT WEEK: FOR BUSINESS, WITH PLEASUREInstaTrip is a Sunday roundup of the best Instagram photos of the travel theme were featuring that week. Next up: For Business, with Pleasure. Tag your best photos from

INSTAGRAM – Every destination has a unique taste. We gathered the best photos of place-based dishes, drinks, and snacks from our #FathomInstatrip feed. This way you can sample a round-the-world trip without worrying about how many miles itll take to walk it off. COMING UP NEXT WEEK: SOUTH AMERICAInstaTrip is a Sunday roundup of the best Instagram photos of the travel theme were featuring that week. Next up: South America. Tag you

Want to impress clients? Pitch a new idea? Celebrate your wins?Youll want to find great views, strong cocktails, excellent design, and good energy all in one place. Preferably without ever leaving your hotel.

There has been more than one occasion where weve realized whole albums of our vacation photos consist only of the meals, snacks, and drinks we consumed on the road.Even then, photos dont always do the memory justice. Sometimes a food or beverage experience is so singular, so delicious, so mind-altering, that one flavor profile is forever linked to one place. Well find ourselves telling and retelling those food tales to any appreciative, hun

This week, Fathom editor Berit Baugher toured the chocolate factory of Jacques Torres, New York Citys favorite chocolatier. Her favorite part: the chocolate chip cookies. Ever your servant, dear reader, we got the recipe.If there is one chocolate chip cookie everyone should eat while visiting (or, in my case, living in) New York City, its at Jacques Torres Chocolate. Thin, oversized, chewy, and served warm with dark chocolate oozing from al

Gather the gang, set the table, mix a cool drink, and indulge in traditional Portuguese comfort food. This recipe for salt cod, potato, and egg casserole is from My Portugal: Recipes and Stories by Aldea and Lupulo chef George Mendes and Genevieve Ko. Then, in your post-meal euphoria, plan a trip to Portugal around the New York City chefs favorite restaurants in Lisbon and Porto.When I developed this recipe for my book, I couldnt stop

Fathom summer intern Richa Shah shares her visual must-eat list of Indian street foods.INDIA – My annual trip to India consists of catching up with family, sweating a little too much, and eating lots of good food. Street food is by far my favorite, basically a class unto itself, and, as a vegetarian, its particularly awesome. I rounded-up a list of my favorites. 

Were thrilled to name Anna Petrow one of our 24 Best Travel Photographers. A regular Fathom contributor, weve long admired the way she captures motion in food and travel. We wanted to get to know her better, including why she thinks eating well and traveling often are the two most important things.Tell us a little about yourself. My work is guided by my mantra: Eat well, travel often. Food and travel are the two things I care most about in

We love a savvy traveler, an energetic traveler, and an enthusiastic traveler. NYC restaurateur James Mallios seems to be all three at once, making a great case for traveling to Greece right now. Drown your sorrows, celebrate your newfound finds, commiserate with the locals, and help that economy run.GREECE – Greece is my favorite place to visit. I’ve been there a dozen times and will use any excuse to return. The beaches are pristine and t

In addition to letting us in on her go-to list of Brooklyn cocktail spots, Alex Farrington, the spirit and wine director at Mouth, shared a recipe inspired by the Grapefruit Collins she was served at Grand Army Bar in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.At Grand Army you can order the Bosses Cabinet, which is a daily rotation of the bartenders favorite drink that day. Right after they opened, I rolled the dice and this is what I got. Its a variation of a

The great thing about boozing while traveling is being able to blame your hangover on jet lag the next day. With that in mind, we compiled a list of our favorite bars in our favorite destinations right now.Special thanks to Fathom contributors and venerable drinking buddies Katie Parla, Cyrena Lee, Arlene Gibbs, Erica Firpo, Kate Donnelly, and Stephanie March for their dedicated — and spirited! — research.

This week at Fathom, were celebrating new food trends and hot restaurants. But were also returning to our agrarian roots to appreciate the farmers that make these delicious dining trends possible. Fathom editorial assistant Daniel Schwartz took a road trip to New England after a farm-to-table meal in Boston to do just that.NEW ENGLAND – I took my first few steps through the tavern at Post 390, a double-decker black-brick bar and