Archive for March, 2009

Vermont Food

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

This week I am traveling with a group on a Vermont Culinary program. 
Our week is featuring foods that are made, grown and produced in Vermont.  The program features a component of ground to table foods. 
We started our day with a visit to the Lake Champlain Chocolate Company which produces fine truffles and other specialty chocolates […]

Culinary Familiarization Tour for Travel & Food Writers and Culinary Travel Companies

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

New England Culinary Travel Familiarization Program
August 16 – 20, 2009
Boston & Vermont

August 16, 2009
 
Individual arrivals at Logan International Airport in Boston.  Overnight accommodations will be provided in the Boston area.   Dinner is included at one of Boston’s top restaurants.  Meet with local tourism and culinary tourism professionals.  (D)
 
August 17, 2009 […]

Culinary Travel in the News

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Cooking up a good time on Vermont’s culinary trips
Published December 22, 2008
By JAMES ASKEW

Do you want to know what’s hot when it comes to vacation travel? How about a sautéed salmon? Or, a lobster bisque? Or maybe, a pumpkin ravioli would better suit your palate?
Food — that’s what’s hot. And not just what’s on the […]

Water Buffalo? In Vermont?

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Water Buffalo? In Vermont? 
 
I came; I saw; I tasted water buffalo mozzarella cheese in Vermont and it was delicious.  You may ask: what are South-East Asian animals doing in New England?  My answer: living on a dairy farm, producing quality Italian-style mozzarella cheese, and helping to promote sustainable agriculture in Vermont.  While that may […]

Culinary Travel: It’s Sizzling

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Chris Donnelly, is the owner of Creative Culinary Tours.  With the rise of culinary travel in the United States it was time to create a company that totally focuses on culinary travel.  With more and more Americans planning travel around food and the popularity of the Food Network and other cable cooking and food related […]

New York City Culinary Adventure

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Creative Culinary Tours is in the process of developing a new culinary adventure for New York City.  This adventure will include a ethnic eating tour of the lower Eastside, a chocolate tour of SoHo, tour of the Chelsea Market, food tour of Harlem and Brooklyn.
Our plan is to develop this three night package and offer […]