Let Food and Wine Be the Guide to Your Next Trip
These six gastronomy destinations take travelers to the best corners of the world for food and wine, to Portugal, Utah, Croatia, Colombia, South Africa, and France.
If food and wine are the way to your heart, there's no shortage of amazing destinations around the world that will quench your thirst (and hunger!). The only challenging part is deciding where to go, but Origin is here to help.
We're rounding up some of our favorite foodie experiences, from restaurants to wineries to full-on itineraries that will have your mouth watering in no time. Covering four continents and all types of flavors, our list will surely inspire your next epicurean adventure.
Although long overlooked in favor of more famous neighbors, the charms of Portugal are a secret no more. Indeed, recent years have seen many visitors flock to this nation on the Iberian Peninsula and it's not hard to see why.
Portugal is renowned for its incredible cuisine and wine, taking advantage of the Atlantic coast for fresh seafood as well as a number of wine regions packed into one small country. The most famous of them all, however, is the Douro Valley outside of colorful Porto, which produces the sweet Port wine.
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Boulder, Utah (pop. 226), is one of the most remote settlements of the continental U.S. The hamlet is surrounded by the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and not exactly where you would expect to find a Buddhist-principled farm-to-table hipster foodie magnet, yet there it is. Since Blake Spalding and her business partner Jen Castle opened Hell’s Backbone Grill & Farm in 2000, it slowly developed into one of the most lauded restaurants in the Southwest. In 2021, the pair were even nominated for a prestigious James Beard Award.
On the menu, you’ll find what the chefs refer to as “Four Corners Cuisine,” a mix of Mormon recipes, spruced-up cowboy classics, and traditional Southwestern fare. Dumpling Pot Pie, for instance, features organic chicken and farm veggies in tarragon cream. The Moqui Mac is a grown-up baked macaroni and cheese with roasted tomatoes and green chiles, and the Grilled Orange Blossom Boulder Leg Of Lamb comes with parsnip-potato mash and organic vegetables. The veggies come straight from the restaurant’s own farm, which provides over twenty thousand pounds of produce every year using regenerative agricultural practices.
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An island of incredible food and wine, Korčula is renowned for the quality of its white wines made from the native pošip, grk, and rukatac grape varieties. They all pair exceptionally well with a local fish dish like popara, a stew that's the Dalmatian coast's answer to bouillabaisse.
As if that wasn’t enough, some thousand family farms scattered across the island produce olive oil of such distinctive quality that it's received protected designation of origin status. The delicious tomatoes of Korčula could easily qualify for UNESCO's World Heritage status too, and it's no surprise that even the tiny local town of Pupnat (with a population of 400) boasts its own Michelin-starred restaurant.
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La Perseverancia Market combines history and flavor into one delicious destination. Covered in brightly colored murals in the heart of Bogotá, it's here that hundreds of chefs cook up time-honored favorites every day of the week.
The range of stalls reflects the stunning variety of Colombian culinary traditions and it's the ideal place to understand and explore the incredible range of Colombia's cuisine, with many dishes from now-famous chefs that you won't believe until you taste them.
The star of the market, Mamá Luz became a national celebrity after appearing in the Netflix series Street Food Latinoamérica. Her award-winning ajiaco is a delicious first step into Colombian cooking. This Bogotá classic is a hearty soup made from potatoes, chicken, corn, and guascas (a herb from the dandelion family) that really draws in the crowds.
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Just an hour’s drive from Cape Town’s waterfront, there's a hotel that will make the heart of every wine enthusiast beat faster. La Residence is tucked away between Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz vineyards, nestled on a 30-acre private estate between dramatic mountains in the lush Franschhoek Valley.
Owner Liz Biden designed each room herself with hand-selected antiques and art, creating a harmonious balance of sophisticated luxury and coziness. The suites offer stunning views of the verdant mountains and vineyards and, as expected, the hotel lists an exquisite selection of premium wines.
On top of this, La Residence offers eight ways of wine tasting for you to explore the surrounding area. Roar on a Harley through the wine valleys, take a scenic bike ride through the vineyards, or go on a well-crafted tasting tour of boutique wineries by helicopter. If you prefer, you can jump on the Franschhoek wine tram instead and discover some of South Africa’s oldest wine estates the old-fashioned way.
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A trip to the French Riviera never disappoints, but a visit to the picturesque hinterland is equally as enchanting. Just a few miles from the Côte d'Azur you’ll find rolling hills, lush gardens, and an ancient little town that has been the capital of perfumes for centuries: Grasse.
Stay at La Bastide Saint-Antoine and be sure to visit their restaurant where you can enjoy exceptional haute cuisine. Chef Jacques Chibois creates exquisite dishes that alone are worth the trip, and his culinary art has been awarded two Michelin stars and several other awards. It probably goes without saying, but the wine pairings are as superb as you would expect.
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