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Award-Winning Eat Smart
Culinary Travel Guidebooks.
The indespensible culinary
guides for world travelers.

We also lead culinary tours
around the world.

Culinary Tour to Turkey: September 23 to October 1, 2012

The 2012 Tour is now full. Please contact us for information on the 2013 tour.

Join Joan Peterson on a culinary odyssey through ancient, Ottoman, and modern Turkey, and get to the heart of the culture through an exploration of its scrumptious cuisine and wine. Sample the infinite variety of regional Turkish specialties in their natural setting. Delve into the secrets of Turkish dishes by participating in a cooking class. Visit bustling markets to learn about the herbs, spices and condiments prevalent in Turkish cookery. You’ll come away with a knowledge of the culinary traditions of Turkey and a deep appreciation of the magnitude of history and culture that this ancient land possesses.

But it’s not all about food and wine. We’ll see the major tourist sights in Istanbul, in the Mediterranean, and in magical Cappadocia, where we can take a sunrise balloon ride and gently soar above its surreal lunar landscape before landing for a champagne breakfast. And, we’ll still have time to shop and relax along the way.

For more information on our 2012 tour, click here.

 

 

Eat Smart in Norway by Joan Peterson

Our latest book, Eat Smart in Norway, offers an upbeat and fascinating look at the culinary history, culture, regional dishes and recipes of Norway for vacation goers, business travelers and backpackers alike. It offers a most enjoyable way for travelers to explore the clues that food provides about culture and national identity.

Sample Recipe:

Click here for the recipe for "Lokal Skinke med Salad og Fersk Ost," or"Local ham with salad and fresh cheese," from Joan's Eat Smart in Norway.

Recent Accolades!

Eat Smart in Norway has been named a finalist in the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, the 2012 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year awards and the 2012 Midwest Book Awards.

Eat Smart in Norway now available in eBook! Perfect for your iPad or laptop.
Only $5.99 - Order yours today!

$14.95 + shipping. For international orders of 1 to 7 copies click here. For international orders of 8 or more copies, please call 608-233-5488 or email about shipping costs.

$5.99 eBook. Now available as an eBook PDF file. Immediate download after purchase.

Perfect for your iPad or laptop!

Eat Smart in Norway is also available from the following:

Katy's Corner - Cambridge, WI
Century House - Madison, WI
Orange Tree Imports - Madison, WI
Open House Imports - Mount Horeb, WI
Esther's European Imports - New Glarus
Nordic Nook - Stoughton, WI
Saving Thyme - Stoughton, WI
Midwest Books - Stoughton, WI
Vom Fass - Madison, WI
Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum - Decorah, IA

Media Kit:

Book Cover - Print
Book Cover - Web
Author Photo - Print
Author Photo - Web

Upcoming Events:

Wednesday May 16
6:30pm
Joan Peterson will be speaking on "The History of Norwegian Food," at the Nordland Sons of Norway Lodge, Heritage Center, 418 W. Milwaukee Street, Janesville, Wisconsin.

Saturday, May 19 - Sunday May 20
Sat hours 9am to 5pm ; Sun hours 9am to 3pm
Joan Peterson will be selling copies of her Eat Smart in Norway at the Syttende Mai Arts & Crafts Fair, Stoughton, Wisconsin. Booth# H on North Street, between Fourth and Fifth streets, near River Bluff Middle School.

Saturday June 16
2:30pm
Joan Peterson will be speaking about her book Eat Smart in Norway at the Southeastern Festival of Books, UW-Waukesha Cookbook Stage, Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Wednesday August 1
Joan Peterson will be speaking on "The History of Norwegian Food," at the Idun Lodge Sons of Norway, 2262 Winnebago Street, Madison, Wisconsin.

Saturday, September 15
8am - 1pm
Joan Peterson and Susan Peterson Chwae will be selling copies of the Eat Smart series and the 2013 Wisconsin Local Foods Journal at the REAP Food for Thought Festival, on Martin Lutheran King, Jr. Blvd. off the square, Madison, Wisconsin.

Saturday, October 20
Joan Peterson will be selling copies of her Eat Smart in Norway at the at Vermont Lutheran Church Lutefisk Dinner, Vermont Church Road, Black Earth, Wisconsin.