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Food and wine

Breakfast with a sea breeze on Oceania.

A surprise celebrity chef joined my Mediterranean cruise

Passengers never know before boarding who their on-board chef instructor will be, but there’s every chance they’ll find someone as fascinating as we did.

  • Katrina Lobley
Fresh produce in abundance.

This world-famous market is full of tourists – and amazing things to eat

Most purveyors of cooked food in La Boqueria do tapas-style cuisine with counter seating, and that seating is in high demand, so be prepared to hang around for a while.

  • Ben Groundwater
Pot-au-feu is a simple French dish of meat and vegetables.

Feu or pho? The French dish that probably inspired the Vietnamese classic

Pot-au-feu is a French classic, a one-pot wonder, a dish of meat simmered over many hours with vegetables and a bouquet garni.

  • Ben Groundwater
A grill master at work.

Vegetarians, look away: This is the best barbecue meal in the world

In South America you can gorge on magnificent barbecue meals – and accompanying Malbec – at half the price you would pay in Australia.

  • Brian Johnston
One sausage to rule them all: German bratwurst.

All hail the sausage to rule all sausages

When it comes to the world’s best sausages there’s Spanish chorizo, South Africa’s boerewors and English Cumberland. But nothing beats Germany’s bratwurst.

  • Ben Groundwater
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Tortelloni or tortelli di zucca is an Italian pasta stuffed with pumpkin nad served with butter, sage and parmesan cheese.

Ten iconic dishes every visitor to Italy must try

There are certain destinations where the purpose of a visit is to sample as much of the local cuisine as possible. Italy is certainly one of those.

  • Tim Jepson
Super spread... a wide selection of butter brands and flavours at La Grande Epicerie de Paris.

When friends found out I was going to Paris, they all wanted one thing

Butter is the hero of innumerable dishes in France, where its quality is strictly enforced by law. The big problem is getting it home to Australia.

  • Shaney Hudson
Osso buco, a simple plate of greatness.

The hearty Italian dish that has no right to be this delicious

On a cold night, there are few things in this world more satisfying and delicious than a huge plate of osso buco.

  • Ben Groundwater
Street food in Ho Chi Minh City.

Greatest pho ever: I ate the best of Vietnamese food in 48 hours

It’s 7am in southern Vietnam, the air cool and crisp as Saigon awakes and thinks about what to eat. And it thinks about pho.

  • Ben Groundwater
One of the unorthodox pizzas at Seu Pizza Illuminati.

I went down a dodgy backstreet and discovered Rome’s best pizza

Forget tight cobblestone streets and pretty piazzas. The best pizza is hiding in a grimy laneway – and requires an open mind.

  • Natasha Bazika

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