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Art and cooking courses in Medieval Spanish town of Trujillo

Art and cooking courses in Medieval Spanish town of Trujillo

Trujillo Villas Espana has launched three new art and cooking courses for 2012 Trujillo is a walled hilltop town overlooking the plains of Extremadura in South West Spain, which has remained under the tourist radar.

Explore the Hinterland and Pacific Food and Wine Trails

Explore the Hinterland and Pacific Food and Wine Trails

The multicultural nature of the Gold Coast has brought about a deliciously successful food and wine industry, cultivating the freshest seafood to locally bred Australian beef, award-winning boutique wines and a variety of tropical fruits.

Typically Frankfurt - Green Sauce on "Green Thursday"

Typically Frankfurt - Green Sauce on "Green Thursday"

Spring marks the start of the herb season in Frankfurt. On Maundy Thursday, known as Green Thursday in Germany, locals traditionally enjoy a good helping of the famous Frankfurt Green Sauce, made with seven regional herbs.

Oceania Cruises extends its foodie expertise

New cooking classes for Oceania Cruises’ Bon Appétit Culinary Centre, the only hands-on cookery school at sea, include Oceania Highlights, which instructs guests on how to prepare favourite recipes from Oceania Cruises’ signature restaurants:

September in Tuscany - Cooking, castles, walking and wine

September in Tuscany - Cooking, castles, walking and wine

To soak up the harvest season in Tuscany join Hedonistic Hiking's gourmet walking holiday in September to enjoy Chianti, castles and authentic Tuscan cooking.

Oregon's Bounty: Food & Wine

Oregon's Bounty: Food & Wine

Mark your calendars for Bon Appétit Presents Feast, A Celebration of Oregon's Bounty, Portland's first international food and drink festival Sept. 20-23, 2012.

Foraging and cooking wild mushrooms in New Brunswick, Canada

New Brunswick in Canada has a proud culinary tradition. If they are not sucking on a succulent lobster from the Bay of Fundy, they are catching and cooking an Atlantic salmon from the Miramichi river.

World's top chefs in Fiji for South Pacific Food and Wine Festival

The South Pacific Food and Wine Festival will be taking pace at the island resort of Denarau, Fiji, between the 14th and 17th March, 2012.

Private Chalet Company dines deluxe - The best cuisine in the Alpes

Private Chalet Company dines deluxe - The best cuisine in the Alpes

Where others may lack taste and imagination The Private Chalet Company certainly does not.

Scottish chef takes the helm at Great Barrier Reef's Qualia

Scottish chef takes the helm at Great Barrier Reef's Qualia

Alastair Waddell, a Scot, has taken the helm at qualia, Australia's award winning Great Barrier Reef resort. The new executive chef brings a refreshingly Celtic twist to this fabulous Whitsunday destination and, as a proud Scotsman, has introduced black pudding to the menu, already one of the resort's most popular main courses.

Cookery courses in Sicily for 2012

Cookery courses in Sicily for 2012

Food and wine are among Sicily's main attractions. Seafood is of course renowned. Grilled swordfish, snapper prepared in a vinegar and sugar sauce, cuttlefish served in its own black sauce. and sardines served with fennel are all favourites.

Enjoy Michelin star cuisine in Val d'Isère

Enjoy Michelin star cuisine in Val d'Isère

If the current superb snow conditions aren't enough to tempt you to the slopes this winter then perhaps the gourmet delights awaiting you in the French ski resort of Val d'Isère will prove irresistible.

Wine tours in Portugal

Specialist tour operator, Grape Escapes, has added Porto to its growing collection of wine destinations with two to three night trips available from March 2012.

Brits would rather share meal with Stephen Fry than Hollywood stars

Brits would rather share meal with Stephen Fry than Hollywood stars

A new survey by Intrepid Travel has found that more people would like to share a meal with TV presenter Stephen Fry than with Hollywood stars such as Angelina Jolie or George Clooney.

Wine tasting tours in the home of Meteorito Wine, Chile

Wine tasting tours in the home of Meteorito Wine, Chile

Come and taste wine in the home of Meteorito - the first wine believed to be aged with a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite, and the latest buzz in the wine industry.