(BPT) - Key takeaways:
- Culinary professionals see destinations through the lens of the cultures, seasons and agriculture that shape them.
- Planning your travel around what grows locally and what's in season makes for better culinary travel experiences.
- Seek out food festivals, foraging weekends and farm-to-table wine dinners like those offered throughout agriculturally rich areas like Michigan.
kAm~?6 @7 E96 36DE A2CED @7 G242E:@? :D 6IA6C:6?4:?8 =@42= 7@@5D[ 7C6D9 :?8C65:6?ED 2?5 C6=2E65 4FDE@>D[ 3FE 9@H 5@ J@F 7:?5 2FE96?E:4 DA@ED 2?5 5:D96Dn p44@C5:?8 E@ A6@A=6 H9@ H@C< :? E96 7@@5 3FD:?6DD[ E96C6 2C6 2 76H EC:4<D E@ F?4@G6C:?8 8C62E 4F=:?2CJ >@>6?ED H9:=6 EC2G6=:?8]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m`] t2E E96 D62D@?i p=:8? J@FC EC:A H:E9 E96 92CG6DEk^DEC@?8mk^Am
k5:G DEJ=6lQ>2I\H:5E9i e__AIj H:5E9i e__AIjQmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^HHH]3C2?5A@:?E4@?E6?E]4@>^:>286D^dee526g3\_ge4\cf5a\g3dg\_fh_2d2ccbc`];A8Q 2=ElQuC6D9=J A:4<65 496CC:6D 7C@> z=6?< ~C492C5D :? $A2CE2[ |x]Q H:5E9lQe__Q 3@C56ClQ_Q ^mk^5:Gm
k5:G 4=2DDlQ{:DE:4=6r2AE:@?Q DEJ=6lQ7@?E\D:K6i ``AIjQmkAmuC6D9=J A:4<65 496CC:6D 7C@> z=6?< ~C492C5D :? $A2CE2[ |x] !9@E@ 4C65:Ei !FC6 |:49:82?k^Amk^5:Gm
kAmk^Am
kAmtA:4FC62?D 5@?VE ;FDE 2D< H96C6 E@ 62Ej E96J 2D< H96?] %:>:?8 J@FC EC2G6=D E@ E96 92CG6DE @C H92EVD :? D62D@? @776CD 2 >@C6 7=2G@C7F= 6IA6C:6?46] x? |:49:82?[ E96 D64@?5 >@DE 28C:4F=EFC2==J 5:G6CD6 DE2E6 :? p>6C:42[ E9:D >62?D D66<:?8 @FE A62496D 2?5 DH66E 4@C? :? E96 =2E6 DF>>6C @C 62CE9J 5:D96D 762EFC:?8 7@C2865 C2>AD 2?5 >@C6=D :? E96 DAC:?8]k^Am
kAmQx E6== A6@A=6 E@ A=2? 2C@F?5 AC@5F46[ 7C@> DAC:?8 C9F32C3 2?5 2DA2C28FD E@ E96 =2DE 2FEF>? 2AA=6D 2?5 H:?E6C DBF2D9 — 6G6? >2A=6 E2AA:?8 D62D@?[Q D2JD 4@@<3@@< 2FE9@C 2?5 32<6C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>2CE:?32<6D]4@>^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm|2CE:? $@C86k^2m] Qr964< H:E9 =@42= 72C>6CD E@ 4@?7:C> H96? A62< D62D@? :D E@ A=2? J@FC EC:A[ 2?5 C6>6>36C }@CE96C? |:49:82? 42? 36 D6G6C2= H66<D 369:?5 @E96C 2C62D @7 E96 |:5H6DE] *@FV== 7:?5 E96 36DE }@CE96C? |:49:82? 496CC:6D >:5\E@\=2E6 yF=J[ 7@C 6I2>A=6]Qk^Am
kAmQ%96C6VD 2? :?4C65:3=6 D6?D6 @7 AC:56[ 4@>>F?:EJ 2?5 4@??64E:@? E@ ?2EFC6 :? |:49:82?VD &AA6C !6?:?DF=2[ D@ x 2:> E@ =6E E96 =2?5 E6== E96 DE@CJ 2?5 8F:56 E96 >6?F 3J FD:?8 9JA6C=@42=[ D62D@?2= AC@5F46 2?5 7@C2865 8@@5D[Q D2JD r2CC:6 |2DE6CD[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]>:49:82?]@C8^2CE:4=6^EC:A\:562^>66E\E@A\4967D\>:49:82?Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm4967 2?5 @H?6C @7 q:C5 U2>Aj %@25k^2m :? |2CBF6EE6] Q|J 72G@C:E6 >62=D 2C6 @7E6? A:6465 E@86E96C 7C@> =@42= AFCG6J@CD[ 2?5 E96J 2C6 2=H2JD 36DE 6?;@J65 @FE :? ?2EFC6 C:89E H96C6 E96 :?8C65:6?ED 42>6 7C@>]Qk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8ma] |2A E96 4F=EFC2= 5:2DA@C2k^DEC@?8mk^Am
k5:G DEJ=6lQ>2I\H:5E9i e__AIj H:5E9i e__AIjQmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^HHH]3C2?5A@:?E4@?E6?E]4@>^:>286D^chf_d5_6\6574\c222\h26g\7ed_d_7`gc_g];A8Q 2=ElQ(:?6 2?5 7@@5 A2:C:?8D 2E 2 E23=6Q H:5E9lQe__Q 3@C56ClQ_Q ^mk^5:Gm
k5:G 4=2DDlQ{:DE:4=6r2AE:@?Q DEJ=6lQ7@?E\D:K6i ``AIjQmk6>mrF=:?2CJ 2?5 36G6C286 @776C:?8D 2E w:89=2?5D s6EC@:E] !9@E@ 4C65:Ei !FC6 |:49:82?k^6>mk^5:Gm
kAmk^Am
kAmpFE96?E:4 7@@5 4F=EFC6D E9C:G6 H:E9:? C68:@?2= 6?4=2G6D] $66< @FE 2C62D H96C6 :>>:8C2?E A@AF=2E:@?D 92G6 4@>6 E@ 2?49@C E96 =@42= 4F:D:?6 @C 4C62E6 7C6D9 7FD:@? 6IA6C:6?46D[ =:<6 s6EC@:E\2C62 {6G2?E:?6 32<6C:6D 2?5 427éD]k^Am
kAmQs6EC@:E 92D 364@>6 =:<6 2 >:?:\{@D p?86=6D[ H:E9 A@4<6ED @7 ECF=J DFCAC:D:?8 2?5 2FE96?E:4 :?E6C?2E:@?2= 4F:D:?6 2?5 7FD:@?D[ =:<6 |6I:42?[ r2?E@?6D6 2?5 2>2K:?8 z@C62?\p>6C:42? 4967D 4@@<:?8 E96 7@@5D @7 E96:C 9@>6[ 2?5 25@AE65 4:EJ[Q D2JD |2EE #@532C5[ 2? 2H2C5\H:??:?8 7@@5 2?5 4F=EFC6 HC:E6C 2?5 65:E@C @7 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^FC=5676?D6]4@>^Gb^009EEADi^E2DE64@@<:?8]4@>^00jPPs=r|):}pE(~4P_9E)={e?"E|f7?wt+``:Ic43>J#C}:*c5?&5>I+g%8A9G=&tpGg\37cx;GK!|5E'(_y79<Aq4wc97wF"&_G3ysCc?8SQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm%p$%tk^2m]k^Am
k5:Gmk:>8 DEJ=6lQH:5E9i `__TjQ DC4lQ9EEADi^^5bfaBI6B9gJfa:]4=@F57C@?E]?6E^BF@E6D\EC2?DA2C6?E]A?8Q 2=ElQQ ^mk^5:Gm
k5:G DEJ=6lQ324<8C@F?5i 82:?D3@C@j A255:?8i d_AIj >2C8:?i b_AI _AI b_AI _AIj E6IE\2=:8?i 46?E6CjQmk9amk6>m&D6 D=@H EC2G6= AC:?4:A=6D E@ 2?49@C J@FC :E:?6C2CJ 2C@F?5 C68:@?2= 46=63C2E:@?D[ DF49 2D 92CG6DE 2?5 7@@5 2?5 H:?6 76DE:G2=D]k^6>mk^9amk^5:Gm
k5:Gmk:>8 DEJ=6lQH:5E9i `__Tj \H63<:E\EC2?D7@C>i C@E2E6W`g_568Xj EC2?D7@C>i C@E2E6W`g_568XjQ DC4lQ9EEADi^^5bfaBI6B9gJfa:]4=@F57C@?E]?6E^BF@E6D\EC2?DA2C6?E]A?8Q 2=ElQQ ^mk^5:Gm
kAmkDEC@?8mb] p?49@C EC2G6= 2C@F?5 7@@5\46?EC:4 76DE:G2=Dk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm#2E96C E92? CFD9:?8 36EH66? D42EE6C65 5:?:?8 DA@ED[ FD6 D=@H EC2G6= AC:?4:A=6D E@ 2?49@C J@FC :E:?6C2CJ 2C@F?5 C68:@?2= 46=63C2E:@?D[ DF49 2D 92CG6DE 2?5 7@@5 2?5 H:?6 76DE:G2=D[ =:<6 E96 }@G6>36C pCE r@2DE u@@5 2?5 (:?6 u6DE:G2= :? $2F82EF4< s@F8=2D] %96D6 6G6?ED 2==@H G:D:E@CD E@ D2>A=6 2 H:56 C2?86 @7 =@42= 7=2G@CD 2E E96:C A62<]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mc] q6 A2CE @7 E96 >62= AC6Ak^DEC@?8mk^Am
k5:G DEJ=6lQ>2I\H:5E9i e__AIj H:5E9i e__AIjQmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^HHH]3C2?5A@:?E4@?E6?E]4@>^:>286D^e44f_fg`\2e5d\cbag\2b3_\547b4e3df`6`];A8Q 2=ElQuC:6?5D E@2DE:?8 6249 @E96C H9:=6 6?;@J:?8 2 u2== 52J @FED:56Q H:5E9lQe__Q 3@C56ClQ_Q ^mk^5:Gm
k5:G 4=2DDlQ{:DE:4=6r2AE:@?Q DEJ=6lQ7@?E\D:K6i ``AIjQmk6>m!6@A=6 6?;@J:?8 |:49:82? 4C27E 366CD 2?5 72C>\E@\E23=6 5:?:?8 2E !@?5 w:== u2C> :? w2C3@C $AC:?8D[ |x] !9@E@ 4C65:Ei !FC6 |:49:82?k^6>mk^5:Gm
kAmk^Am
kAm%CF6 7@@5 EC2G6= >62?D 86EE:?8 J@FC 92?5D 5:CEJ] $66< @FE F\A:4< 72C>D 2?5 @C492C5D[ 7@C28:?8 H2=<D H:E9 C6D@CE 4967D @C 4C62>6CJ H@C<D9@AD[ =:<6 E9@D6 @776C65 E9C@F89@FE |:49:82?VD H:?6 4@2DE 2E AC@A6CE:6D =:<6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^3=24<DE2C72C>D]4@>^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmq=24< $E2C u2C>Dk^2m] !2CE:4:A2E:?8 :? E96 92CG6DE @C DF3D6BF6?E >62= AC6A2C2E:@? 3F:=5D 2 E2?8:3=6 4@??64E:@? E@ E96 =2?5 2?5 >2<6D E96 7:?2= 5:D9 >@C6 C6H2C5:?8]k^Am
kAmQ%96 36DE 4F=:?2CJ 6IA6C:6?46D 8:G6 J@F 2 D6?D6 @7 A=246[Q D2JD s2??J $:>>@?D[ 5:C64E@C @7 4F=:?2CJ 2?5 6G6?ED 2E q=24< $E2C u2C>D] Q(6 36=:6G6 :? E96 :562 E92E H92E 8C@HD E@86E96C[ 8@6D E@86E96C[ 2?5 H6 3F:=5 @FC 7@@5 2?5 H:?6 6IA6C:6?46D 2C@F?5 H92E }@CE96C? |:49:82? :D 8:G:?8 FD :? E92E >@>6?E 2=@?8D:56 H:?6D 8C@H? 2?5 >256 96C6] %9C@F89 6IA6C:6?46D =:<6 @FC 92?5D\@? 4@@<:?8 4=2DD6D[ 5:??6CD 2?5 @E96C 4F=:?2CJ AC@8C2>D[ H6 :?G:E6 8F6DED E@ 36 A2CE @7 E92E 4@??64E:@? C2E96C E92? D:>A=J @3D6CG6 :E[ 82:?:?8 2 566A6C F?56CDE2?5:?8 @7 E96 =2?5[ E96 D62D@? 2?5 H92E A2:CD H6== E@86E96C]Qk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8md] t>3C246 F?6IA64E65 2?5 :?E6C6DE:?8 A2:C:?8Dk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmx?DE625 @7 86EE:?8 E92E H:?6 J@F 2=H2JD 86E[ =62? :?E@ E96 =@42= 36G6C286 E6CC@:C] !2:C 2 7F?<J |:49:82? H2D965\C:?5 4966D6 H:E9 2 5CJ 96:C=@@> 92C5 4:56C[ @C =@42= vC62E {2<6D H9:E67:D9 H:E9 2 4C:DA ~=5 |:DD:@? !6?:?DF=2 #:6D=:?8] {@42= H:?6D[ 366CD 2?5 2865 :?8C65:6?ED 2C6 ECF=J 2? 2CE:724E @7 E96 =2?5D42A6]k^Am
kAmz66A E96D6 E:AD :? >:?5 2D J@F k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]>:49:82?]@C8^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmA=2? J@FC ?6IE G242E:@?k^2m] *@F 5@?VE ?665 E@ H@C< :? E96 4F=:?2CJ :?5FDECJ E@ F?4@G6C G:3C2?E 7=2G@CD 2?5 2FE96?E:4 6IA6C:6?46D H96? EC2G6=:?8]k^Am
kAm!9@E@ 23@G6i kDA2? 52E2\@=<\4@AJ\D@FC46lQ|6DD286q@5JQm!6@A=6 6?;@J:?8 E96 2FEF>? 92CG6DE 2E r92E62F r92?E2= H:?6CJ @? %C2G6CD6 r:EJVD ~=5 |:DD:@? !6?:?DF=2] !9@E@ 4C65:Ei !FC6 |:49:82?k^DA2?mk^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.