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Casa Artusi Cooking School, Italy

The Science of Cooking and the Art of Eating Well

At the home of Pellegrino Artusi, the father of modern Italian cooking, you can join the Casa Artusi Cooking School and try his recipes yourself.

Pintxos in San Sebastian, Spain

Don’t call it tapas!

What are pintxos and how can you make pintxos? Well, I head to San Sebastian in the Basque region to find out the answers… and eat as much as possible!

Gudeg Yu Djum restaurant, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Handle the heat or get out of the kitchen

In this photo essay, we go behind the scenes of the famous Gudeg Yu Djum restaurant in Yogyakarta to see how they make the iconic nasi gudeg dish.

Cooking with Love, Cape Malay cooking class, Cape Town, South Africa

Cooking with Love

What better way to learn a bit about Cape Malay food than from an expert in her Cape Town kitchen. Turns out I learned even more about the local community!

Cooking class at Nicole's Table in Antigua

Cooking with Rum

The Caribbean food of Antigua is delicious enough – so what happens when you add rum? That’s what you’ll discover at this unique cooking class in a family home.

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