Traveling Spoon believes in sustainable tourism and cultivating mutual understanding among cultures around the world. Since their inception, they have connected travelers with locals to learn about their culture and food traditions. In their ongoing efforts, they continue to expand their culinary footprint around the world with new destinations, offerings and experiences. Right now, Traveling Spoon offers culinary experiences in 233 cities in 70 countries around the world.

Traveling Spoon and worldwide culinary experiences

Food tourism is big news right now as one report suggests that the culinary tourism market size is set to grow from $1.1 trillion in 2023 to $6.2 trillion in 2033.

Traveling Spoon is at the forefront of bringing travelers closer to the foods that define a destination’s culture. They offer travelers meaningful, immersive culinary experiences around the world and have just announced their newest destinations and worldwide experiences.

Food and Beverage Experiences

Traveling Spoon is taking traditional cooking classes much further, with vetted local hosts revealing the many facets of their local food scene, beyond what happens in the kitchen. One example of their offerings is where local experts are increasingly creating new, interactive experiences. These experiences include mixology classes in Barbados, where courses are available, dedicated to the island nation’s iconic rum.

Other culinary experiences take visitors out of the kitchens and into the markets where locals buy their seasonal produce. Another involves visiting producers, like an olive oil workshop in Gordes, France, which brings travelers face to face with the people, maintaining local culinary traditions and feeding communities. Basically, Traveling Spoon reimagines culinary tourism by introducing personalized, unexpected moments.

New destinations in the US and abroad

Aashi Vel, co-founder of Traveling Spoon, said:

We started Traveling Spoon because we believed this is how people should travel. We see travelers craving these types of high-quality, authentic food experiences and it is reflected in the fact that we are the #1 Thing to Do in several destinations around the world.

Meanwhile, Traveling Spoon’s experiences highlight the traditions and innovations in destinations around the world. In the wake of the pandemic, their culinary experiences began to take off in the US, including some of the newest.

For example, travelers can experience Cajun cooking in New Orleans, where they will get to taste fried boudin balls filled with Cajun seasoned pork, and blackened alligator bites, served with remoulade, jambalaya and gumbo.

In Seattle, travelers can visit Pike Place Market, to prepare for a cooking class, or experience a sustainable cooking class of Pacific Northwest cuisine, with locally sourced salmon, black cod and shellfish.

In Detroit, travelers can channel Mediterranean flavors while preparing dishes in a former bank, where trout caught in Lake Huron could be on the menu.

Heading to Atlanta, travelers can learn to prepare Southern dishes fused with Indian flavors that could include a visit to a local market. Meanwhile, they can master the art of a Low Country boil in Savannah, with slow-simmered seafood, sausage, and corn.

Travelers can immerse themselves in island flavors in food experiences in Puerto Rico, making dishes like jackfruit tostones, codfish fritters and coconut ice cream.

New international experiences in 2024 with Traveling Spoon

Visit Montreal

This year, Traveling Spoon has launched several new international experiences. Among them, travelers can skip the poutine and cook dumplings in Montreal. They can visit the Jean-Talon market with a local food writer, or enjoy a cooking class with a Michelin-trained chef.

Head to Mexico

In Mexico, travelers can visit San Miguel de Allende to explore pre-Hispanic cooking with a Mexican grandmother. She will teach them ancient cooking methods, while preparing nopales or salsa picante from scratch.

Say ‘bonjour’ to France

Heading to France, travelers can experience new experiences taking them beyond Paris, learning about vinegar, olives, or beer. In Bordeaux, they can enjoy a bakery tour, or a Mediterranean cooking class in Aix-en-Provence.

Taste Spain

In Spain, travelers can enjoy a tapas class in Valencia, along with cooking classes in Barcelona, Madrid and Sevilla. Here, they are introduced to the art of classic dishes, like tapas and paella.

Visit Portugal

Portugal can introduce travelers to the pastel de nata, authentic dinners and regional wines from Porto to Lisbon and everywhere in between. Moreover, one class features the flavors of Goa, a former Portuguese colony, while enjoying barbecue lessons in Tomar and the Azores islands.

Cairo, Egypt

In Cairo, travelers can experience savory noodle soups and milk puddings that make up traditional Egyptian recipes at the home of a local family. This experience can also include a visit to the Souq El Chamrawy food market.

Recent achievements and accolades for Traveling Spoon

Traveling Spoon was recently announced as a finalist in the Tour Innovator Award category for an Arival Spotlight Award. These awards reveal the best and brightest in the travel industry. They feature companies that shape travel experiences and set new standards of excellence. Finalists are set to present their innovation during the Innovation Showcase on October 2, 2024. Audience voting will determine the winner of the Industry Innovation Award.

Moreover, Traveling Spoon has won the TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Award in Bali 2024. Moreover, they have been featured in Sunset’s travel directory in the “What to do” section in Seattle.

Find out more about Traveling Spoon on their website, or email hello@travelingspoon.com.