Comments on: What’s the most amazing meal you’ve eaten while traveling?

By: Barbara Thomas

Barbara Thomas — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:43:01 +0000

Near the end of our winter visit to New Zealand, we happened upon the Cornerstone Bistro in Russell, a suburb of Christ Church. The restaurant was understated, but quiet and elegant, and the service was exceptional. I don’t remember much about the meal, except an overall memory that it was delicious. But I will never forget the dessert. The chef had made jelly from roasted rhubarb, then topped that with strawberry sorbet, toasted gingerbread cookie crumbs, and a rhubarb “foam”. The entire confection was topped with pistachio brittle. It was beautiful to look at (candlelight flickering through the rhubarb jelly was gorgeous!), but it was incredibly delicious. We raved about the dessert so much that the chef came out from the kitchen to tell us how to make it at home.
Food and wine are generally superb in NZ, and this dinner was a wonderful ending to our trip.

By: Debra

Debra — Thu, 28 May 2009 00:59:08 +0000

Brazil by far. Not only are the quantities generous but the tastes are fantastic.
The best ever was in Santarem, Para on the Amazon river.

By: Joel Kriener

Joel Kriener — Thu, 14 May 2009 11:55:51 +0000

Iceland – Restaurant Lækjarbrekka
An incredible (and expensive) dinner for two here. Multi-course fabulous meal in one of the oldest buildings in the Capital. Reservations are a must.
My wife and I spent several hours just relaxing and enjoying the food, the people and atmosphere.
Hope to go back again.

By: Evan Lewis

Evan Lewis — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:34:56 +0000

Sheep’s Brains with toast at a restaurant overlooking Kabul in Afganistan in 1978 just before the Russians arrived. I was there as a tourist back-packing from New Zealand to UK. At Bamyan it was so cold petrol froze in a truck (it turns to gel) so they lit a fire under the petrol tank.

By: David Held

David Held — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:47:15 +0000

1) Dinner in Le Bistro, the premium French restaurant on Norwegian Cruise Lines Pride of Aloha, while on a Hawaiian cruise. Escargots, foie gras (make that a double order for both, please) and duck a l’orange finished table-side. We were one of the few diners on the first night of the cruise and the waiter was as incredible as the food. We make it a point to eat at Zagat and Michelin top-rated restaurants everywhere we travel all over the US and Europe – and this topped them all. Probably one of most transcendent dining experiences I have had anywhere at any price – almost worth the price of the cruise itself considering how it bested meals at stratospherically pricey places like Tour D’Argent, Taillevent, etc.

2) Club Gascon in London where we had a 4-course lunch consisting of incredibly inventive preparations of foie gras (and we each had a different dish per course and shared) – including foie gras desserts!

3) Alberto Ciarla in Trastevere in Rome – the most incredible seafood crudo (sashimi – Italian style).

By: Lyn Muench

Lyn Muench — Tue, 05 May 2009 04:50:31 +0000

We are just returned from a trip to Shanghia were we ate many great things: a Younan meal, street food noodles, a great Peking duck …but the BEST was a Crepe restuarant in the French Concession where I enjoyed a crepe with tuna and many spices, my husband had a berry and cream crepe…..never under estiamate the Chinese!

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:57:20 +0000

My favorite meal was Octopus Galician style (butter and garlic) while seated al fresco in the Plaza Mayor in madrid, Spain. It was succulent.

By: D. Nadler

D. Nadler — Sun, 03 May 2009 17:34:42 +0000

Fish belly (actually swim bladder), sea cucumber, shark fin, 1000 year old egg (actually only 200-300 years old according to my host), birds nest soup, and a soup that looked like sinus drainage in Beijing. Their motto is “We everything on four legs but the table.” I would do it again in a heartbeat.

By: Phyllis Waring

Phyllis Waring — Sun, 03 May 2009 16:05:10 +0000

The best meals that I have ever eaten while traveling have all been in local “Trattorias” in Italy. Coincidentally, these meals have also been the most reasonably priced, made with the freshest of ingredients and often the simplest. My personal favorites are lasagne, pizza and GELATO!!!!
Fantastico!!!

By: Loretta Lamberth

Loretta Lamberth — Sat, 02 May 2009 12:54:43 +0000

Two, actually, though I consider this a meal some wouldn’t–insalata caprese! In Sorrento and throughout the Campagnia region and Amalfi Coast in particular made with “bufala” mozzarella so fresh and milky it almost squishes and tomatoes still warm from the vine garnished with fresh basil–drizzle some olive oil and a bit of balsamic vinegar over it and you’ve got heaven on earth! But for an entree, we had some simple grilled pork ribs and grilled veggies (all from local Sienese farms) on the road north of Siena in Tuscany at a small roadside restaurant. Mmmmmm…