If you want to combine seasonal food and travel, check out this list of food festivals from Frommer's. "[Y]ou can plot an entire year's travels around eating well -- particularly if you're in the hunt for seasonal foodstuffs that are: freshly harvested and at their taste-bursting peak, and/or local seasonal specialties that have been crafted with love and a native sensibility."

Posted on May 23, 2006

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