Intertwining history, geography and diet, the award-winning EAT SMART culinary travel guidebook series published by Ginkgo Press takes travelers to the heart of a culture, through an understanding and appreciation of its cuisine. The guides have two extensive dictionaries (one for menus and one for markets), authentic recipes from chefs to be savored as a preview or reminiscence of one's visit to foreign destinations, as well as the low down on regional specialties, useful phrases, and travel and shopping trips. Don't leave home without these compact but very complete guides to what's on the menu, what's in the market, what's on your plate and what you can ask for as you travel.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Joan Peterson is the author of the award-winning EAT SMART series of culinary guidebooks designed for travelers and cookbook lovers like herself who want to get to the heart of a country’s culture through its cuisine. To date she has written guides to the cuisines of Brazil, Turkey, Indonesia, Mexico, Poland, Morocco, India, Peru and Sicily. She has traveled extensively for many years, and has led culinary tours to Morocco, India, Sicily and Turkey. She is a founding member of CHEW (Culinary History Enthusiasts of Wisconsin) and is the director of the Travel Publishers Association, a group she founded in 1996.