“Peggy aims to give people a meaningful travel experience by immersing them in a foreign culture through food, food artisans, hands-on cooking and traveling. The bonus: Her daily work usually means immersing herself in the same. Just read her example of a “typical day” and see if it doesn’t make …
“Peggy Markel has long received high marks for her intimate culinary trips around the Mediterranean and North Africa. This winter she leads food lovers into India for 12 days. The Rajasthan tour will feature meals at some of the region’s finest restaurants, market visits, interactions with local craftsmen and farmers, …
This February 5-17, 2012: Tasting Royal Rajasthan India: Tasting Royal Rajasthan February 5-17, 2012 Feel a culture beneath your feet as you walk the noble hallways of Indian palaces. Stop and gaze through a windows at villages, dotted with baby blue houses painted in Krishna’s honor. Walk streets of turbaned …
For those of us who love to cook or to garden, each ingredient has a personality. We develop relationships with our favorite vegetables, fruits and grains, returning to our favorites, thrilled when they come back into season or we can invite them to another new recipe. Written by Rebecca Wood …
I traveled by car again, to the sweet haven of Sharpura Bargh. A private boutique guesthouse halfway between Udaipur and Jaipur. Shaturgeet and Maya Singh, the owners, greeted me like an old friend. Maya’s warm welcome was lovely and personal. (Royal butlers can get a bit much after a while.) …
Devigarh, my favorite place aesthetically, is an 18th century Palace fort that royally commands the valley, looking out over the Aravalli hills. Bo-chic in style, the interiors are minimalist yet traditional, leaving more out than put in. An awesome aesthetic, if you like austere five-star elegance—a bit “Indian Zen. The …
Udiapur is known as the city of Lakes. The Lake Palace Hotel was conceived (in romance?) and built in 1746 by Marharana Jagat Singh II. It spreads across a four acre island, a complete vision of white marble. Somewhat Venetian, the ground is not visible at all. It seems rather …
Arriving in Delhi for the first time is no small thing. India smacked me in the face. It’s everything at once. Chaos, a mixture of classes and faces with eyes eep as the ocean. In my younger years, I always thought I would end up in India as a backpacker, …
This labor day, have a cookout with fire. Whether you are headed for the hills or staying at home, you can travel the open road camping and cooking around a cozy campfire or turn up the heat on your back yard grill. Or set up an outdoor kitchen and cook for 30 like Veronica of Meadowlark Farm Dinners.
“Peggy Markel, entrepreneur, gastronome and world traveler, has designed and directed culinary tours since 1991. Her love of food and travel have developed into a livelihood as a cultural translator; opening doors to experiencing and understanding culinary traditions at their source.” Read more.