As culinary tourism booms with a market size of $820 billion in 2024, discerning travelers are eager to explore the crème de la crème of local cuisine through its restaurants, farms, and traditional ingredients and dishes.
Tailored for your vacationers jet-setting to Europe this summer, we’ve handpicked three exclusive culinary experiences that promise to leave a lasting impression.
Wine Island Tour at Grace Hotel, Auberge Resorts Collection | Imerovigli, Santorini
- Grace Hotel, Auberge Resorts Collection has reopened for the season with two new infinity suites, welcoming the long-awaited return of European summer vacations. Perched on the cliffside overlooking Santorini’s famed caldera, and enveloped by vineyards from the north to the south, this intimate hotel invites guests to embark on a journey to discover the region’s finest wineries, accompanied by a knowledgeable private tour guide. Savoring aromas unique to the island, guests will taste rare and exotic local wines, culminating in an authentic experience at Santorini’s most cherished local farm. Here, guests will enjoy a traditional, private Greek lunch prepared by the farm owner, complemented by a curated selection of Santorini’s finest local wines.
Foraging at Domaine Des Etangs, Auberge Resorts Collection | Massignac, France
- Guests can delve into the secrets of the woods with one of Domaine’s forest wardens by their side with the property’s foraging experiences. The 2,500 acres offer unique opportunities for contact with nature, from observing wild game to gathering mushrooms in the woods, and even listening to the stag call. Domaine Des Etangs is committed to sustainable management of the forests and preserving biodiversity, notable in its 21,527 sq. ft. vegetable garden that supplies the keystone culinary establishment, Dyades. Additionally, guests can indulge in a back-to-nature French countryside escape year-round – from meeting 600 Limousin cows at the farm, discovering the delicacies of caviar, truffle hunting for the infamous black gold truffle and blending cognac on-site.
Pastry Making at The Peninsula Paris | Paris, France
- At The Peninsula Paris, guests can savor world-class culinary delights at the hotel’s esteemed restaurants, such as Lili and the Michelin-starred L’Oiseau Blanc, before indulging in a pampering spa treatment at The Peninsula Spa to unwind from a day of city exploration. Exploration abounds with The Peninsula Paris’ Peninsula Academy, boasting a variety of experience-led offerings for families, couples, and friends. Guests can have their try at pastry making with the hotel’s award-winning Pastry Chef, Anne Coruble, where they don chefs’ aprons for an afternoon of dessert-making and sampling. The adventure starts in The Peninsula kitchen, where Chef Coruble will share the secrets behind some of her signature creations – such as hazelnut spread, crunchy double-chocolate cookies, and soft sugared brioche dough. Afterward, gather at Le Lobby for classic Afternoon Tea, whose menu includes many of Chef Coruble’s sweet creations.
