January 2025 Newsletter

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Jan 30

From sushi in Japan to barbecue brisket in Texas, be inspired to travel just for these epic flavors! Have you ever eaten something so delicious while traveling that it becomes the defining memory of your trip? So, to ensure that will happen again, plan your next trip to an incredible foodie destination. We know just where you should go — and what you should eat when you get there. **Here are a few of the destinations and dishes.**

Try pinxtos in San Sebastián, Spain

Travelers heading to San Sebastián in Spain will find an incredible city bursting with Basque culture, and surrounded by golden beaches and verdant hills. But there’s one compelling reason to visit that rises above all the others: pintxos. The tiny bites (known as tapas outside of Basque Spain) are best consumed with an accompanying drink, seeing as you’ll be taking this particular culinary journey as a bar-hopping escapade through the streets of San Sebastián.

Take a sushi master class in Tokyo, Japan

Japan offers a truly awe-inspiring array of food experiences, with few as memorable as sampling sushi in Tokyo. We wish we could say that if you’re going to eat sushi in Tokyo, go to Sukiyabashi Jiro or Sushi Saito, but the inordinately long waiting lists to get into either restaurant take the shine off the experience. That said, if your hotel concierge can work their magic, do not miss your chance; the sushi mastery on show at both places is undeniable. In the absence of this bit of good luck, however, there are some superb sushi restaurants in Tokyo that dish up life-changing experiences without the wait.

Most top-end sushi chefs will serve their sushi omakase-style, which just means you leave it to them and they will select, prepare and serve your sushi as they see fit. Don’t kick back .

Taste tantalizing beef brisket in Texas, USA

Travel to Texas, US, and you’ll quickly learn something important about the locals: they know their barbecued meats. So when they line up for four or more hours to get some, it has to be special. That’s the situation at Austin’s Franklin Barbecue six days a week. Through the Franklin’s menu includes pulled pork, ribs, sausage and more, the main attraction is its smoked beef brisket.

Heap toppings on smørrebrød in Copenhagen, Denmark

Stylish Copenhagen lures in travelers looking to soak up contemporary art, admire amazing architecture and shop for vintage clothes. But the perfect food experience in Copenhagen, a Danish smørrebrød, is anything but fussy – just take a slice of rye bread, put some butter on it and then heap it with whatever tasty ingredients you like.

But it’s not really that simple. You start with the slice that features herring, move on to fish, then meat, then finish with cheese. This carefully choreographed sequence is designed to gently walk your palate through the flavor combinations so that one never overpowers the other.

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Let’s discuss what’s got you motivated!

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Sincerely,

Kristina Owens
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