Tacos at Tacos El Gordo in downtown San Diego | Image credit: TheDustinRoberts / Tripadvisor The most useful San Diego taco tour starts with a neighborhood, two places you want to eat, and permission to stop when you are satisfied. A long citywide wish list can look exciting on a map, then turn lunch into … Read more
A hands-on class at Santa Fe School of Cooking | Image credit: Santa Fe School of Cooking (management) / Tripadvisor A Santa Fe cooking class earns its place in your itinerary when it gives you something you actually want to take home: the confidence to make a chile sauce, a better understanding of New Mexican … Read more
Lowcountry marsh views from Bowens Island Restaurant near Charleston | Image credit: decaturpen / Tripadvisor Charleston Lowcountry food is easiest to appreciate when you give it a few meals. A bowl of crab rice, a cup of she-crab soup, and a tray of oysters tell different stories; ordering all three alongside a large shrimp-and-grits entrée … Read more
Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle | Image credit: Pike Place Market (management) / Tripadvisor The hard part about eating at Pike Place Market is deciding when to stop. A warm bun can turn into a chowder detour, then someone walks past with a bag of doughnuts. Before long, the lunch you planned has become … Read more
Inside Philadelphia’s Reading Terminal Market | Image credit: Harry A / Tripadvisor Roast pork dripping into a roll, a pretzel still warm from the oven, and a doughnut for later: that is a very good start at Reading Terminal Market. But the choices extend well beyond Philadelphia’s familiar sandwiches. You can build lunch around Georgian … Read more
Lobster and a spread of seafood dishes at James Hook & Co. in Boston | Image credit: James Hook & Co. management / Tripadvisor This article contains affiliate links. If you book through a button, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. The easiest way to choose among Boston seafood restaurants … Read more
Salmon portions grilling over a fire at Gold Creek Salmon Bake | Image credit: Gold Creek Salmon Bake management / Tripadvisor An Alaska salmon bake sounds like a straightforward dinner reservation. Then you start comparing tickets: one is a restaurant meal in Fairbanks, another includes a shuttle into a Juneau rainforest, and a third adds … Read more
Da Bald Guy cooking food at Taste of Aloha on Oʻahu | Image credit: Philip Lemoine (@philip_lemoine), Instagram A good food-truck stop can fit into the day you already planned: garlic shrimp on Oʻahu’s North Shore, a hot lunch near Kahului Airport, or Thai food after exploring Volcano. The trick is choosing the right truck … Read more
Sunset over the Ojai countryside, photographed by Ojai Olive Oil | Image credit: @ojaioliveoil / Instagram A good olive oil tasting can change the way you cook dinner. One oil might smell like cut grass and finish with a peppery catch in your throat; another might be softer, better suited to a tomato salad than … Read more
Image credit: Dexter M / Tripadvisor This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission if you book through them, at no extra cost to you. A farm dinner can set the pace for an Oregon trip: a long table, a menu decided by the harvest, and an evening with nowhere else you need … Read more