Noteworthy enotecas, osterias, and wine bars may be a dime a dozen in Italy, but every town has its standouts. Renaissance historian Chandi Wyant shares her favorite spots in Lecce, the beautiful capital of Puglia in southern Italy.LECCE – Theres a lot of buzz about the region of Puglia right now. For good reason, from the food and the hotels to the people and the cities. Notably Lecce, a town carved from limestone so soft, a butter knife c

Long before her days as slow-food entrepreneur extraordinaire, Anya Fernald worked as a cheese distributor in Sicily, where she learned the secrets to Italian cooking from old Italian nonnas who invited her into their kitchens. These experiences served as the inspiration for her cookbook of recipes that harken back to Italian cuisines humble origins, traditions she feels many modern chefs have left behind.This is one of my favorite starters

Fathom contributor Darrell Hartman spent five days in Napa and Sonoma with his fiancée, Dana. The plan was to refresh with an exploratory, sun-soaked, flavor-filled pre-honeymoon before the final wedding planning push. It worked.WINE COUNTRY, California — Barely ten thirty in the morning and it was already a scorcher. Wed just arrived at the palatial Francis Ford Coppola Winery. Goodbye, cooling Bay Area breezes; hello, inland he

Fathom readers know that were committed to sending them around the world as often as possible. Which is why we love putting together amazing trip giveaways. (Yes, people really do win them, and they always have a great time.)But this season, weve outdone ourselves. Along with our pals at Tasting Table, weve launched Dine Deliciously Around the World, a mega giveaway to ten hot spots, including Copenhagen.ENTER TO WINAll it takes is an email

Botany, alchemy, food science: Its all happening in one perfectly executed cocktail after another at Dandelyan, a sleek bar in Londons South Bank run by the Best International Bartender, Ryan Lyan.LONDON - Londons South Bank is an unlikely place to sit down, late on a wet Sunday afternoon, and be transported to tropical rainforest and country meadows. But those are the sorts of places your palate goes during a drinking session at Dandelyan.

Inspired by her life in Médoc, France, cookbook author Mimi Thorissons new book, French Country Cooking, explores the meals and moments she enjoys the most in her small village. One such ritual, lheure du goûter, takes place at the end of a school day, when parents and children make a pilgrimage to the local boulangerie for a treat. On weekends, the ritual is enjoyed at home with freshly baked goods, like a slice of fig and pistachio c

It wouldnt be a proper spring break without indulging in one glass too many. Writer Elizabeth Johnson shows us how to enjoy Napa Valley after a day sampling the local wares.CALISTOGA, California – Consciousness moved in slowly. My mouth was drier than the Sahara Desert. My head throbbed. Five minutes: That was all it would take. In five minutes, I would be dead.The night (and afternoon and morning) before was a swirl. One wine tasting, foll

Culinary and design consultant Richard Ampudia was born in Mexico City and now helps shape Mexican restaurants in the US, like the new midtown outpost of La Esquina in Manhattan, Bar Bruno in Brooklyn, and Lolos Surf Cantina in Miami. But his ties to his hometown remain strong, so we were only too glad to get his little black book for his favorite spots in the D.F. for tacos, margaritas, and mariachi.WHERE TO EAT AND DRINKEl FarolitoAltata

Youre one of the worlds best designers of restaurants and hotels. Where do you go for inspiration when youre visiting your London office? Thats the question we put to our dear pal Adam Farmerie of AvroKO, who shares the gangs favorite — the coolest, the most striking — spots around town.WHERE TO EATThe WolseleyFirst it was a bank. Then it was a 1950s car showroom for the British car company Wolseley. Today, at the hands of premi

You may not have an international trip in the hopper, but that doesnt mean you have to keep it domestic in the kitchen. Cook something that takes you where youd rather be, and consider using a do-it-yourself food kit as a means of getting there. They each come with a recipe and the equipment and ingredients necessary to make it, saving you time and a trip to the grocery store. And theyre fun — who doesnt want to wake up early and boil

Weve got our eye on The Amsterdam, a new Hudson Valley restaurant inside a circa-1800 Dutch colonial home in the heart of Rhinebeck. Led by chef Sara Lukasiewicz, the modern American restaurant draws on local vendors for the menu of reimagined classics. Having first moved to the area to attend the Culinary Institute of America, then later to cook at Red Devon in Bangall, Lukasiewicz is what you might consider an expert on the areas bountif

On Brooklyns Atlantic Avenue, an unassuming-looking Middle Eastern specialty store called Sahadis has been winning the hearts and minds of locals, visitors, and travelers for well over a century. With a new award (2017 James Beard Foundation Americas Classic), a spiffy new website, and national delivery service, theyre sure to lock in the next generation of fans, too. We asked co-owner Christine Sahadi Welen to point out some of her favorit

On a long weekend away from New York City, Fathoms Daniel Schwartz checked into the latest passion project of Sims Foster and Kirsten Harlow, the Livingston Manor residents behind Sullivan County favorites The Arnold House, North Branch Inn, and Nine River Road. It was a weekend to remember. SULLIVAN COUNTY, New York – The Debruce, a fourteen-room boutique that recently opened in a sleepy section of Sullivan County, is not an ordi

A new film by Paolo Sorrentino chronicles the life and work of one of Italys best and most influential chefs.If you havent already heard of Gualtiero Marchesi, listen up. He is, by many accounts, The Great Italian, maybe even the Greatest. A larger-than-life, Milan-born chef who has spent more than six decades in the kitchen, Marchesi is the godfather of modern Italian cuisine. From the beginning of his career, his dishes have been multi-se

From whole roasted pigs in the Philippines to Korean tables with built-in grills, heres a look at barbecuing traditions from around the world.

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We took a two-hour detour to Kinsale on a whim, after a fishmonger in Cork tipped us off to proper fish and chips. You have to be flexible when you’re on a self-made Slow Food tour of Ireland, and give yourself plenty of time to digest between a blood sausage breakfast and a lap at the Butter Museum.The destination: Fishy Fishy, a bustling lunch spot in a picturesque medieval harbor, which is also a port of call for yachters, anglers, and g

BERKELEY, California – Since I moved to Berkeley two years ago, Ive gone a little crazy foraging wild foods. I dont know if they are any more abundant here than elsewhere; these days I can spot delicious drifters like mustard greens, fennel, nasturtiums, and dandelions in vacant lots pretty much anywhere I go. Northern California has really heightened my sense of my surroundings. Maybe its because here, even a vegetarian can hunt

Fathom contributor and food writer Andrea Arria-Devoe hangs ten at a farm-to-table institution in Bondi Beach.Even if youre only toying with the idea of a visit to Bondi Beach, it’s wise to make a reservation at Seans Panorama, a tiny farm-to-table institution, way in advance. My husband Mike and I got extremely lucky: We were under the impression that they didn’t take reservations, and the one night we snagged a babysitter, we

TORONTO – Its sticky-hot and my feet are swollen, but I dont care: Im on a trolley on Queen Street West, heading out for cocktails in Toronto.This city is the kind where, upon landing, you feel an immediate sense of place. I could move here, I think, as I cheekily banter with the flamboyant concierge at my hipster hotel, The Gladstone. For now, I enjoy my tourist status, unabashedly oohing and aahing at the slightest provocation. Our