Having visited more than 50 countries, food and travel bloggers Mark And Elizabeth Rudd make for the perfect hosts. Their insightful platform, Compass & Fork, provides tips and tricks to the foodie traveler, exploring the world one meal at a time.
When traveling, food doesn’t just provide us substance—it gives us a sense of meaning, and connects us to local cultures and mythologies.
“One of the ways we learn about a place is through food, so that is a large focus when we travel,” explain the Rudds on their website. “But we also enjoy getting to know the culture, so we will share what we learn—real food, real people, and real travel stories.”
Describing themselves as avid travelers who enjoy slow travel, their well-planned vacations have an added educational value—which they hope to pass onto their readers. Slow traveling also means that they get to study local cuisines in-depth, which makes their website a helpful resource when visiting a place for the first time.
“You are encouraged to approach it as you own virtual vacation,” write the Rudds. “Learn about the place, the culture, the people, the food. Think whether it is a place you might want to visit and what would be involved. Cook along with us at home, all the recipes for the month will be the same cuisine—but a mix of breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts, and salads. Enough so that you can find something to try.”
Recent guides include Greece, the Greek Islands and Cyprus, which provides readers with classic Greek recipes such as slow-cooked leg of lamb and easy Greek rice pudding on the stovetop. Just scrolling through their website, makes our mouths water. Visit their website for more info.
