• Introduction
• 1. Barcelona
• 2. Brussels
• 3. Hanoi
• 4. Las Vegas
• 5. Lyon
• 6. New York
• 7. Rome
• 8. San Francisco
• 9. Tokyo
• 10. Vancouver

Brussels

You can’t go wrong with a frosty mug of Belgian beer and a large plate of frites (or fries, as we call them). But Brussels’ cuisine, influenced by French fare and thought by many to surpass it, offers a gastronomic potpourri for your taste buds, boasting such traditional staples as moules frites (mussels and fries), stoemp (a dish combining rabbit or veal with mashed potatoes and root vegetables), waterzooi (a fish or meat stew), and, let's not forget, sweet-tooth favorites like fluffy Belgian waffles and exquisite chocolates (Pierre Marcolini Chocolatier wins best in show for its rich and creamy decadence). This meat-loving city also offers its fair share of seafood: bisque d’homard (lobster soup), prawn croquettes, sole mousse, and huîtres au champagne (oysters in champagne) are menu regulars at the city’s multitude of French/Belgium haunts. One of the most famous is Comme Chez Soi – a Michelin-star worthy French fixture that’s home to master chef Pierre Wynants; you can actually get a table in the kitchen and watch the master at work.

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