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Bon Appétit! We're guiding you to the best food on the planet. [View in browser]( [TikTok]( [instagram]( [facebook]( Savor the flavor of your next trip [Food guides]( Food, glorious food! I love to explore a place via my taste buds and my tummy. Whether we realize it or not, food is one of the richest ways of experiencing a destination. It may be that secret local tapas bar that you stumbled upon down a back street in [San Sebastian]( or tasting some glorious street food in [Hanoi]( [Vietnam]( or, like me, being invited into a gorgeous Italian family's home in [Sorrento]( on the [Amalfi Coast]( to learn traditional methods of pasta making (a memory I will cherish). Food is an essential part of every travel experience and that’s core to why we created Lonely Planet Food. These books celebrate how important eating locally is and are designed to help connect us to cultures and traditions via cuisine. So, fill your plate and dig in. - Chris Zeiher, Senior Director of Trade Sales & Marketing [Check out Lonely Planet's Food Guides](   [Gourmet Trails Europe cover]( Taste the flavors of Europe Europe is arguably the most diverse culinary continent on the planet. From Michelin-starred dining, waterfront seafood feasting and wine tasting odysseys on dreamy vineyard terraces, in Europe, you can have it all. [Pick from 40 food and drink itineraries](   [ 25 percent off guidebooks]( Save 25% and get free shipping on all orders of $25 or more. Use code AUGUST25 at checkout and start planning an unforgettable journey today.* *Valid through 8/31/2023 & for one-time use [Start shopping now!](   [Paula Hardy]( Behind the byline: Eat Italy Everyone loves Italian food. It’s a given. Author of Eat Italy Paula Hardy reveals what every traveler should savor on their trip to Italy. What’s the one dish you would recommend someone try when visiting Italy? This is an impossible question! Italian cuisine is very regionalized, so you’re eating Austrian-influenced dumplings in the Dolomites, rice in the Po Delta, beef steaks in Tuscany and swordfish in Sicily. The best thing to do, wherever you go, is to order the local speciality – such as the real ragu alla Bolognese in Bologna or a margherita pizza in Naples – to discover the sophisticated simplicity of true Italian cooking. Do you have a favorite Italian region foodies should put on their itinerary? My allegiances shift depending on the season, but I remain a devoted fan of Sicilian food – it combines so many historic influences and the island is blessed with incredible natural produce. The region of Piedmont is another Italian food hero, which is less well known abroad but admired by virtually all Italians. Wine is so important to the Italian food scene. Where do you recommend we go? There is interesting wine throughout Italy and, again, you’ll taste wildly different things all over the country thanks to its multitude of microclimates. Of course, Tuscany is a standout, but I love the crisp and aromatic white wines of Trentino-Alto Adige and Friuli Venezia Giulia. Puglia and Sicily, in the south, are the places to go for full-bodied, spicy reds. For those who love their sweet treats - what Italian desserts are “must eats”? I love the simplicity of Italian sweets. Naples and Sicily probably have the sweetest teeth in the country and serve an incredible array of sweet pastries and marzipan sweets. However, I love the homespun desserts and baked goods in Sardinia. Years ago, I sat on a beach eating the perfect seada – a lightly-fried pastry turnover filled with lemon-scented pecorino cheese, drizzled with local honey – and I still think about its deliciousness to this day. [Get more of Paula's advice in Eat Italy](   [Eat Vietnam book]( Create a culinary checklist “The food, culture, landscape and smell; they’re all inseparable. It just seemed like another planet; a delicious one that sort of sucked me in and never let me go.” Anthony Bourdain said this about experiencing Vietnam. Get ready to plan your own life-changing trip with this guide. [Make your Vietnam food list now](   LP IN THE WILD Lonely Planet reader Prashanth told us he buys his Lonely Planet guide as soon as he buys his ticket. He enjoys taking pictures like this showing the cover of the guide with the location in real life. Do you have a picture of your book in the wild? Send us a picture at social@lonelyplanet.com and we may feature it in our next newsletter! [LP in the wild Bhutan](       This email was sent to you by: Lonely Planet Publications Ltd. | 1101 Red Ventures Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29707 © 2023 Lonely Planet [Unsubscribe]( Policy](