Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and drinks educator. He regularly contributes to Food & Wine, and his first book, Crushed: How A Changing Climate Is ...

Well, here I am in Bali, backpacking on my own for a month. Before I left Canada, I did some research and knew that one of the things I wanted to do while I was here, was to take a class at a Balinese ...

It's mid-morning when we gather on the banks of the rushing Ayung River at Sokasi – quite possibly the most beautiful cooking school I've ever laid eyes on. Named after a woven bamboo box used to ...

erfect balance: Balinese women carry offerings of fruit, flowers and snacks for the Mapeed ceremony at Alas Kedaton Temple in Bali recently. Bali is not only rich in culture but also well known for ...

Chef Heinz von Holzen's cooking school Bumbu Bali. Photo / Zoe Walker There's a basketful of chickens squawking, a cat meowing, and I feel like I'm on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Chef Heinz von ...

There are so many ways to holiday in Tuscany. Villa hire, hotel crawls, cycling tours, staying out of – and plunging into – the heaving streets of Florence. But how about living like a local? Or, ...