After the Earthquake, Antakya Cooks Again

Eating and drinking together, locals are healing after the devastating disaster that decimated 90 percent of the city. The post After the Earthquake,
Antakya Cooks Again appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 3 hours ago

The Fix: Paris with Evan Sung

On-the-ground travel intel from R&K's most trusted fixers. This week: Paris through the eyes of celebrated food and travel photographer Evan Sung. The post The Fix: Paris
with Evan Sung appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 2 days ago

The Secret World of Tokyo’s Sugalabo

The Food Chain is structured around a simple idea: each chef we profile selects the next. This week we spoke to Yosuke Suga, the Robuchon protégé behind one of Tokyo's most exclusive dining establishments. The post The Secret World of Tokyo’s Sugalabo appeared first on Roads & Ki … | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 days ago

The Delicious Rhythm of Afrobeat Kitchen

The latest installment of our film series OPEN follows Toronto chef Victor Ugwueke as he shops for and preps authentic Nigerian dishes from pounded yam to melon seed soup, all to the rhythm of Afrobeat. The post The Delicious Rhythm of Afrobeat Kitchen appeared first on Roads & K … | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 8 days ago

The Fix: Sydney with Palisa Anderson

On-the-ground travel intel from R&K's most trusted fixers. This week: Sydney by way of Australian culinary icon Palisa Anderson. The post The Fix: Sydney
with Palisa Anderson appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 12 days ago

At a Mexico City Migrant Shelter, Lessons for America

On memory, resistance, and what a migrant shelter in Mexico City can teach us about surviving the long war ahead. The post At a Mexico City Migrant Shelter, Lessons for America appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 14 days ago

The Fix: Bangkok with Mint Jarukittikun

This week: Bangkok through the eyes of culinary trailblazer Mint Jarukittikun of Samrub Samrub Thai. The post The Fix: Bangkok
with Mint Jarukittikun appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 19 days ago

Da Dong and His God-Tier Peking Duck

The Food Chain is structured around a simple idea: each chef we profile selects the next. This week we spoke to the larger-than-life Beijing chef endlessly iterating the city's most iconic dish. The post Da Dong and His
God-Tier Peking Duck appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 22 days ago

The Fix: Los Angeles with Carolina A. Miranda

How does one unlock the secrets of a place as vast and ever-evolving as Los Angeles? The post The Fix: Los Angeles
with Carolina A. Miranda appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 26 days ago

What does it take to make the best dumplings on Earth?

The Food Chain is structured around a simple idea: each chef we profile selects the next. This week we spoke to Andrew Wong, Michelin-starred chef and master of the modern dumpling. The post What does it take to make the best dumplings on Earth? appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms … | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 28 days ago

London’s Master of the Modern Dumpling

The Food Chain is structured around a simple idea: each chef we profile selects the next. This week we spoke to Andrew Wong, chef and creative force behind London's Michelin-starred A.Wong. The post London’s Master of the Modern Dumpling appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 28 days ago

The Fix: Mexico City with Ana Paola Rivas

On-the-ground travel intel from R&K's most trusted fixers. First up? One of the world's great food cities: Mexico City. The post The Fix: Mexico City
with Ana Paola Rivas appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 1 month ago

The Food Chain Ferran Adriá

The Food Chain is a weekly series structured around a simple idea: the chef profiled this week selects the chef profiled the next. First up? The godfather of modernist cuisine. The post The Food Chain
Ferran Adriá appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 1 month ago

How We Build a Trip

The idea rose out of conversations with Anthony Bourdain and José Andrés. Eventually, we learned how to deliver it well. Here's what goes into creating what we lovingly call  “group travel for people who hate group travel." The post How We Build a Trip appeared first on Roads & K … | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 2 months ago

A Day at the Food Court

In the latest installment of OPEN, we follow Anna Peng over the course of her day working in the Dynasty Centre Mall and meet the family behind Toronto's legendary food court stall: Great Fountain. The post A Day at the Food Court appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 3 months ago

How to Build a Grassroots Food Movement in India

As chef of the iconic Bombay Canteen, Thomas Zacharias helped ignite fresh interest in local ingredients and lost food traditions. Now, through his fast-growing Local Food Club, he’s building something far more ambitious. The post How to Build a Grassroots Food Movement in India … | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 months ago

Ferran Adrià’s Turin Playground

What happens when an Italian coffee dynasty, a filmmaker, an eccentric, and one of the world's great chefs dream up a restaurant? Turin's Condividere is the subject of a new book co-authored by R&K's Eugenio Signoroni. The post Ferran Adrià’s Turin Playground appeared first on Ro … | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 7 months ago

Ferran Adrià’s Turin Experiment

What happens when an Italian coffee dynasty, a filmmaker, an eccentric, and one of the world's great chefs dream up a restaurant? Turin's Condividere is the subject of a new book co-authored by R&K's Eugenio Signoroni. The post Ferran Adrià’s Turin Experiment appeared first on Ro … | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 7 months ago

China’s Quest to Reduce Food Waste

A pilot project explores the challenges of sustainable dining in China. Pride on Our Plates is a finalist for the 2025 Food Planet Prize. The post China’s Quest to
Reduce Food Waste appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 8 months ago

The Swedish Physicist Taking on Big Fertilizer

A small reactor in Uppsala may hold the key to cutting the fertilizer industry’s massive carbon footprint—by harnessing the power of lightning. NitroCapt is a finalist for the 2025 Food Planet Prize. The post The Swedish Physicist Taking on Big Fertilizer appeared first on Roads … | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 8 months ago

A Swedish Fertilizer Innovation Changes the Equation

The post A Swedish Fertilizer Innovation Changes the Equation appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 8 months ago

The Fungi That Could Transform Agriculture

A once-dismissed discovery in Yellowstone’s geothermal soils is now helping farmers worldwide fight drought, boost yields, and reduce dependence on chemical fertilizers. The post The Fungi That Could Transform Agriculture appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 8 months ago

The Fungi That Could Transform Agriculture

A once-dismissed discovery in Yellowstone’s geothermal soils is now helping farmers worldwide fight drought, boost yields, and reduce dependence on chemical fertilizers. The post The Fungi That Could Transform Agriculture appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 8 months ago

A Balinese Initiative Reimagines Rice Farming

By integrating traditional Balinese farming wisdom with modern agroecological practices, Astungkara Way works to promote food security, restore degraded farmland, and deepen connections between farmers and the land. The post A Balinese Initiative Reimagines Rice Farming appeared … | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 8 months ago

A Palestinian Chef’s Quiet Resistance

Roads & Kingdoms is proud to co-release this short film about the opening of the great Franco-Palestinian chef Fadi Kattan's first restaurant in North America—and the first prominent restaurant in Toronto to call itself Palestinian. The post A Palestinian Chef’s Quiet Resistance … | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 8 months ago

Could Plant Communication Help Save Argentina’s Crops?

An innovative biotech startup is using nature’s own signals to fight crop-killing insects—without toxic chemicals. The post Could Plant Communication Help Save Argentina’s Crops? appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 8 months ago

Could a Handheld Device Reshape Farming in Africa?

By helping farmers measure soil moisture with precision, a simple sensor is reducing waste, improving yields, and making agriculture more sustainable. The post Could a Handheld Device Reshape Farming in Africa? appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 9 months ago

The Photographic Dreamscapes of Musuk Nolte

A conversation with the Peruvian photographer Musuk Nolte, whose dreamlike new book is the latest in a rich and truly original body of work that explodes the boundaries between documentary and art photography. The post The Photographic Dreamscapes of Musuk Nolte appeared first on … | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 9 months ago

I Was Born in Luanda

Cláudio Silva reflects on moving from Angola to the United States as a child, founding Angola's largest food and tourism platform, and what the country’s current flourishing means not just for Angolans but for the world. The post I Was Born in Luanda appeared first on Roads & Kin … | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 10 months ago

Lessons from a Team Retreat

What did the extended Roads & Kingdoms family learn in the hills of Emilia-Romagna? Let's start with these eight simple rules for travel. The post Lessons from a Team Retreat appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 11 months ago

Soup at the Barricades with the Queen of Georgian Cuisine

Father-daughter journalist team Paul and Nestan Rimple report from the streets of Tbilisi, where nearly every night since protests broke out in October, Chef Tekuna Gachechiladze has been ladling out soup in paper bowls to protesters fighting for their country's future. The post … | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 1 year ago

The Life and Wanderings of Chef Andy Ricker

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of Chef Andy Ricker appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 1 year ago

The Story of Mosul Q&A with Cengiz Yar

The post The Story of Mosul
Q&A with Cengiz Yar appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 1 year ago

Matt Goulding on “Omnivore,” His Inventive New Show with René Rezepi

The post Matt Goulding on “Omnivore,” His Inventive New Show with René Rezepi appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 1 year ago

10 Things to Know Before You Go to Chiang Rai

The beer is cheap and the larb is fresh, but Chiang Rai is more than all that. These 10 bits of local wisdom will help get you started. The post 10 Things to Know Before You Go to Chiang Rai appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 1 year ago

How the Vietnamese Eat Today Q&A with Daniel Nguyen

The post How the Vietnamese Eat Today
Q&A with Daniel Nguyen appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 1 year ago

NovFeed: Turning Fruit into Fish

In Tanzania, NovFeed is transforming the country’s compost into a source of cheap and nutritious feed for farmed fish. NovFeed is a finalist for the 2024 Food Planet Prize. The post NovFeed: Turning Fruit into Fish appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 1 year ago

Pumpkin Plus: Making the Sandbars Bloom

In Bangladesh, Pumpkin Plus transforms rural lives through the innovative technology of growing crops on sandbars. They are a finalist for the 2024 Food Planet Prize. The post Pumpkin Plus: Making the Sandbars Bloom appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 1 year ago

Rich Earth Institute: In Search of Liquid Gold

Vermont’s Rich Earth Institute is looking to an unusual alternative to industrial fertilizer: human urine. They are a finalist for the 2024 Food Planet Prize. The post Rich Earth Institute: In Search of Liquid Gold appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 1 year ago

ThermoSeed – A Swedish Seed Solution

Could an all-natural steam seed treatment replace mainstream agricultural chemical treatments? ThermoSeed, a finalist for the 2024 Food Planet Prize, thinks so. The post ThermoSeed – A Swedish Seed Solution appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 1 year ago

Transfarmation: From factory farm to sustainable enterprise

Transfarmation is an organization helping former factory farmers move from debt-laden, environmentally damaging practices toward a sustainable future. Transfarmation is a finalist for the 2024 Food Planet Prize. The post Transfarmation: From factory farm to sustainable enterprise … | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 1 year ago

Aquagrain: New Life for Poor Soil

In a small dry corner of England, Aquagrain is creating a super-absorbent biodegradable hydrogel that could help crops grow in degraded lands. Aquagrain is a finalist for the 2024 Food Planet Prize. The post Aquagrain: New Life for Poor Soil appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 1 year ago

C40: Mayors Making Good Food Cities

Food accounts for 13% of cities’ carbon emissions every year. But a small league of C40 Good Food Cities, from New York to Quezon City, is hoping to change that. C40 is a finalist for the 2024 Food Planet Prize. The post C40: Mayors Making Good Food Cities appeared first on Roads … | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 1 year ago

The Right Gear, the Right Moment: Q&A with Photographer Beatriz Janer

The Catalan photographer sees herself as narrator, collecting images of individual travelers and then bringing all their experiences together. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 2 years ago

Netted by Politics: a Fisherman’s Dilemma in the South China Sea

The geopolitical struggle between China and the Philippines has strangled Filipino fishermen’s access to some of their richest fishing grounds The post Netted by Politics: a Fisherman’s Dilemma in the South China Sea appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 2 years ago

A Model Farm in the Yucatán: Q&A with Gonzalo Samaranch

Mestiza de Indias is an innovative, Maya-inspired regenerative farm in the middle of a region threatened by mass tourism and overdevelopment. Its founder has a lot to say about why food matters. The post A Model Farm in the Yucatán: Q&A with Gonzalo Samaranch appeared first on Ro … | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 2 years ago

Make it Loud: Q&A with Dylan Eitharong

The post Make it Loud: Q&A with Dylan Eitharong appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 2 years ago

A Memoirist in Mérida: Q&A with Jeremiah Tower

An interivew with iconic chef Jeremiah Tower about his new substack, and why gringos should always special-order their lamb consomé with extra fat. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 2 years ago