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LITERARY FOOD EXPERIENCES Combine your clients’ love of literature,


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food and travel with Ella Buchan’s pick of culinary experiences inspired by authors


ou can learn a lot about a place through a plate of local food or a sip of a city’s signature cocktail. Sampling a destination’s cuisine connects visitors with its history, heritage and culture. In the case of places roamed by famous literary giants, it can also offer a new and delicious way to discover their legacy.


Whether it’s trying a local delicacy loved by Jane Austen, slurping ramen at shops made famous by Haruki Murakami or sipping Tennessee Williams’ favourite cocktail, these are the best ways to follow in the food footsteps of famous authors.


18 NOVEMBER 2021 travelweekly.co.uk


1 Jane Austen’s Bath


Bath’s honey-hued buildings, cobbled lanes and thermal waters have drawn pleasure-seekers for centuries. The UK city has also been home to an impressive roster of authors including Mary Shelley, whose life and most famous novel are celebrated in the attraction Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein, which opened this year. Most famously, Jane Austen lived here for five years from 1801. Clients can experience the city as she did by sampling some of her favourite foods. The local speciality (loved by Austen) is the Sally Lunn bun, similar to a sweet brioche. Another essential stop is the Royal Crescent Hotel, once home to Austen’s aunt, where the restaurant serves


up a delightful five-course tasting menu. Book it: The 10-night Country Roads of Wales, Devon and Cornwall tour includes two nights exploring Austen’s Bath, with optional afternoon tea at Sally Lunn’s. From £2,950 per person, departing from London. insightvacations.com


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