Heading across the pond to take in the Olympics this summer, Road Trips Foodies?
What better way to celebrate the London 2012 Summer Olympics than by raising a gold “metal” martini in toast to the athletes.
The …

Well, darn it, Road Trips Foodies, we missed the Whisky Fest in Chicago, Illinois (it was in March).
There still are two festivals left in 2012, however. The first is October 5, 2012, in San Francisco, …

Consider culinary indulgence from a Mexican point of view at the Food & Wine Festival in Ixtapa Zihuatanej March 22 through 24, 2012.
Celebrity chefs Michael Symon and Marcus Samuelsson plus wine expert Mark Oldman be …

Star chefs from seven countries will participate in the Wine & Food Festival set for March 15 through 18, 2012, in Cancun and the Riviera Maya, Mexico.
The starriest of all is Ferran Adriá (pictured) of …

The 11th annual South Beach Food & Wine Festival is set for February 23 through 26, 2012, in and around Miami, Florida.
The lineup is astonishing. Charlie Trotter will be there. So will Anthony Bourdain, Stephanie …

It’s not enough, Road Trips Foodies, that Chateau Chantal makes its own wine. It now has an oak-aged brandy on offer.
Christened “Cinq à Sept” (literally, “five to seven,” a French Canadian term for “Happy Hour”) …

For the second year running, the world’s premier cocktail festival (that would be Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans, of course) has scheduled a Vancouver stopover.
The Louisiana event brings together some of the …

Barbecue teams from around the world will convene in Lynchburg, Tennesee, on October 22, 2011, to smoke, season and sear their best recipes and celebrate the 23nd annual Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational Barbecue.
Teams, judges …

What would Ireland be without Irish whiskey? Evidently the organizers of the Kansas City Irish Fest have heard the mumblings because for the eighth annual event there’s a Whiskey Tasting Tent at the fest, set …

Visitors to the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, Speyside, Scotland, will be raising their glasses to the royal wedding April 29 — because William and Kate say “I do” during the five-day festival celebrating Scotland’s …