Barbequed oysters at the Cafe Desire in New Orleans - photo by Jacqueline Church

GoNOMAD's Food and Wine Page

One of the most enjoyable features of world travel is the opportunity to sample the cuisine of other countries and to join in the celebration of food, wine and companionship. In Spain it is called "la sobremesa," the conversation and conviviality of a good meal, but in all countries it is the same. Coming together to eat and drink the bounty of the earth is an essential part of the human experience.

Read GoNOMAD stories about food and wine:

London Finally Figures out the Food Thing

Learning to Make Pasta in Positano

Tasting French Champagne: A Transcendent Experience

Eating Bilbao: A Celebration of Basque Cuisine

Eating the French Countryside: Collecting and Cooking Wild Herbs and Plants

Cooking for Yourself in an Apartment in France

Cooking In Italy: You're Part of the Family at Mami Camilla

Burgundy Lives Up to Its Reputation

Dining in Boston's Chinatown: Dim Sum and Then Some

The Savor of the Sun: A Wine Tasting in the Czech Republic

New Orleans Cuisine: Better Than Ever

Enjoying "La Sobremesa" in Zaragoza

The York Harbor Inn: History, Luxury and Spectacular Seafood

Eating Saigon: Finding the Perfect Bowl of Pho

Eating My Way Through Turkey

Hue, Vietnam: Try The Food

A school for chefs in Macau - photo by Richard Frisbie

Eating Like a Local in Mexico City: The Quest for True Sabor

Macau: The Birthplace of Asian Fusion Cuisine

France’s Rhone Alpes Region: Where Food is King

Eating Up Italy: Voyages on a Vespa

Beyond a Shadow of a Snout: A Saturday Market in Otavalo, Ecuador

Sardine Heaven: Lisbon's Feast of Saint Anthony

Hungarian Wine: Back in the International Spotlight

Chowhounding Peru: from Anticuchos to Zaino

Taiwan: Festivals, Fireworks and Fantastic Food

Croatia's Istrian Peninsula: Full of Flavor

Mendoza, Argentina's Vendimia Festival: Celebrating Beauty, Culture and Fine Wine

Northwest Portugal's "Green Wine" Route

A Taste of Tokaj: Wine of Kings, King of Wines

Gianearlo Zigante of Livade, Italy, with his world-record truffle - photo by Kent St. John

Quebec City: Fois Gras and Frog Legs

Savoring the Flavor in Vienna's Coffeehouses

Eating and Drinking in Ethiopia

Don’t Eat So Fast! The Slow Food Movement Wants Us To Savor Our Food

French Polynesia: Facing up to Fafaru

A Restaurant with a Mission: Cabbages and Condoms, Bangkok

The Katy Trail: Bicycling through Missouri's Wine Region

Healdsburg, California: A Wine Heaven

Northern Croatia: Castles, Character and Wine

Visiting Ensenada: A Bus Trip to Mexico’s Wine Country

Delightful Ascoli:"Like Tuscany 30 Years Ago"

Culinary and Wine Tours Around the World

Lots of people like beer, too:

Belgium: The Home of Real Beer

Düsseldorf's Old-Style Beer Culture: A Copper Gleam by the Rhine

Prague's Beer Traditions: From Classic Pilsner to Modern Microbrews