Food Journeys of a Lifetime
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Food journeys of a lifetime : 500 extraordinary places to eat
around the globe / introduction by Keith Bellows.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4262-1609-1
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4262-0507-1
1. Food–Anecdotes. 2. Travel–Anecdotes. 3. Food habits. 4.
Restaurants–Guidebooks. I. National Geographic Society (U.S.)
TX357.F646 2009
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