Start Your Next Vacation With a Food Tour | Eater

"During a four-hour experience in Chiang Mai with A Chef’s Tour, we learned the differences between Central and Northern Thai cooking and heard the stories behind regional dishes as we ate larb (a spicy minced meat salad) and sampled local items like crickets; our guide explained their long use as a sustainable, affordable protein. She also told us about the history of pork in Thai cuisine while we ate what I consider the best pork belly I’ve ever had, and visiting the markets and stands around Chiang Mai made me regret not booking the tour earlier in the trip." - Annie Harrigan