In our 2022 Journey Problem we featured tales on Northern Italy and France. Whereas enhancing these items, we couldn’t assist however daydream about touring, particularly on excursions the place meals and wine had been entrance and heart. We’re happy to share that these daydreams have grow to be a actuality with Bon Appétit Culinary Getaways, a collection of expert-guided, food- and wine-centric excursions.
Right here’s what we’ve developing:
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Right here’s the place we have been:
Champagne and Paris
In November 2023, the grasp sommelier Victoria James, director of beverage at Gracious Hospitality Administration, the restaurant group behind Michelin-starred COTE, cocktail bar UNDERCOTE, and COTE Wine Membership, led a small group of a vacationers on a visit to France’s Champagne area, adopted by a few superb days in Paris. We discovered which Parisian wine bars are attracts for a revered sommelier and which chocolatiers she frequents. The journey to Champagne included visits to small boutique family-owned wineries in addition to to the world-renowned Home of Krug in Reims. Vacationers dined at eating places, together with Les Avizés in Champagne and small bistros beloved by locals. Between meals and wine adventures, visits had been paid to Gothic church buildings, UNESCO websites, and fossil-rich caves.
Piedmont
Additionally in November 2023, Chef Stefano Secchi of the Michelin-starred Rezdôra led a visit to Piedmont in Italy’s northwest. Secchi launched vacationers to cooks, artisans and winemakers he admires from having educated there. The small group skilled Sluggish Meals at its best within the area the place it was born, eating on beautiful native produce from Castelmagno cheese to truffles and hazelnuts. In addition they explored the vineyards of the Langhe and Roero, house to Italy’s finest wines (Barolo and Barbaresco) and a high vacation spot for any discerning wine connoisseur. Turin, after all, was additionally included, with its diversified structure and scrumptious meals.
