CULINARY GUIDEBOOKS
Have a perfect trip. Take along an EAT SMART guide and dine with confidence! Our guides are never out-of date! You can easily determine what's on the menu, what's in the market, what's on your plate and what you can ask for as you travel!
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EAT SMART CULINARY AND CULTURAL TOURSLooking for a small group to explore a new destination? Our tours are an intimate way to discover the country. And lots of great food! Our tours are set up for people who want to see the sights, be in a small group, and eat.
We will be announcing our 2025 Eat Smart Culinary Tours soon! 
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Below are the countries we lead culinary and cultural tours to on a rotating basis. Check out Our Tours for details.
Looking for a specific country? We can customize a tour for any group size. Please email us for more information.
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Culinary and Cultural Meetup Group
This group is for anyone who wants to get to the heart of a culture through an exploration of its cuisine. Through official Meetups we can discover different cultures through small group culinary events, field trips, culinary theaters, and discussions. We also organize small culinary tours to foreign destinations and will have plenty of opportunities to travel and eat! |
Joan Peterson is the publisher of the EAT SMART series of guidebooks designed for travelers and cookbook lovers. To date she has written guides to the cuisines of Brazil, Turkey, Indonesia, Mexico, Poland, Morocco, Sicily, India, Peru, and Norway. She has traveled extensively for many years, and leads culinary tours to Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Norway, Peru, Portugal and Sicily.
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Susan Peterson Chwae began her career in the travel industry in 1997 when she joined the family’s publishing company. Since the inception of the company’s tour business, Susan has worked intimately with destination management companies and tour operators to create luxury culinary and cultural travel experiences. She and her business partner/mother provide tour leader expertise on all of their tours.
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