The world is your oyster. Or hot dog. Or gozleme. Or camembert.

When we travel, it's often love at first bite. Food Lover's Guide to the World presents a lifetime of eating experiences what will lead you from one end of the globe to the other. Take your tastebuds on a tour around the world and cook up your next great culinary adventure.

• Celebrity food-lover contributions
• Best places to find local dishes in cities great and small
• Cultural tips and how-to-eat etiquette
• Introductions by Mark Bittman and James Oseland
• More than 50 recipes to cook back home

With rich photography and a comprehensive exploration of the world's great food traditions, this is the perfect gift for the adventurous foodie in your life.

About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.

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