Gastro Trekker

Traditional night markets, teaming with flame-licked skewered meats, light up the dark. Revise, update, and invigorate your BBQ menu with an array of Malaysian spices, flavors, and bold grilling styles.

A young generation of Jordanian chefs has breathed new life into traditional Levantine cuisine. With a strong focus on seasonal, organic ingredients and fresh takes on such time-honored dishes as kibbeh and manakish, Amman's restaurant scene is abuzz with creative comfort fare.

Locals jealously guard the aquatic harvests of this island nation. Conjure the jaw-droppingly beautiful oceanic vistas using simple, wholesome ingredients and the very freshest fish available. Add an exotic twist to your repertoire with savory masroshi snacks and coconut-laced Maldivian curries.

Hunks of lamb and garden fresh vegetables slowly simmered in a rich paprika-spiked sauce. Tired of the same old catering menus? Kick it up a notch with age-old Hungarian staples imbued with a modern twist.

Invite your guests on a culinary sojourn as spiritually satisfying as a trip through the India sub-continent. Awaken new taste buds with carefully composed spice rubs of Malabar pepper, cardamom, clove, white pepper, and cinnamon.

San Francisco and its environs are a mosaic of microclimates that imbue their bounty with subtle differences in taste and texture. Creating a tasting menu as unique and diverse as the briny harvests from this region will impress your most discerning patrons.

Al Heif...the first cup of coffee to be poured by the Bedouin host to let the guest feel safe. Take a page from this centuries-old tradition, still alive and well in the Pearl of Arabia, and serve up carefully crafted cups of delicately spiced java.