Unique Ways to Enjoy Food While Traveling with Your Family

Do you love to travel? Do you love to eat great food? Here are 5 ways you and your family can enjoy food in unique ways while traveling.

This week we’re talking about two of my favorite things! Food and Travel! Let’s dive into 5 of my favorite ways to experience great food while traveling.

1. Take a cooking class

  • My daughter Hannah did a cooking class when she traveled to Thailand last summer, and she absolutely loved it! She loved getting to try local foods while learning to make them herself.

  • This summer my husband and I are traveling to Paris and we are taking a crepe making class from someone out of their apartment. I am SO excited for this class! 

  • You could also use Trip Advisor or Viator and search for local cooking classes in whatever city you are visiting.

2. Go on a food tour

  • Food tours are such a fun way to mix history while delicious local food.

  • All you have to do is show up and the restaurant routes are all planned out for you! The tour company also has reservations all set.

  • If you’re looking to save some money, you could totally plan your own food tour! Go ahead and plan out a route around town to try all different kinds of foods.

    • Plan a 3-course meal food tour! Pick a restaurant for an appetizer, then a main course, and then dessert!

  • We were able to go on a food tour in NYC and we learned so much about the city as well as the local restaurants.

  • When I visited Cincinnati last month, we loved our food tour with Riverside Food Tours! It was such a fun way to see the city while trying the best restaurants in town. 

3. Visit local markets

  • We absolutely love going to local markets or farmers' markets while traveling!

  • Even the regular grocery stores in different countries are so fun and interesting to look through! 

  • A fun family trip idea is to stop by a market to get food on a picnic!

  • Another idea is to pick up food to take home and make a home-cooked meal with fresh ingredients!

  • We especially love to do this in Europe, as they have so many fun markets with fresh food. 

4. Research the local food specialty & seek out the top-rated restaurant

  • Whenever we travel anywhere, we love to look into the must-try restaurants around town! 

  • Yelp and travel blogs are your friends!

  • We also love to learn more about the local cuisine and try the specialty dishes in town.

  • For example, you might want to try:

    • Tapas in Spain

    • BBQ in Texas

    • Smørrebrød in Copenhagen

    • Pizza in Italy

5. “You be the judge!”

  • Pick 3 places that serve the same local item & do a taste test to decide which place makes it the best!

  • Make a fun scorecard that each member of your family gets to fill out at each restaurant stop. You can score anything from taste to appearance!

  • For example, if you’re in Philadelphia, try 3 of the “best” Philly cheesesteaks in town! Or maybe the best tacos in Phoenix!

International Travel, FoodLisa AndrewsComment