When I first lived in China, a little more than a decade ago, cultural immersion was more or less obligatory.

Nina Simonds reports that the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong is looking pretty good these days as it undergoes a full-tilt, $140 million renovation.

I fell in love with pierogi when I was eight years old and the Polish grandmother of my best friend made them as an after-school treat.

Unless you're in the know, you may book a room at the newly reopened Shangri-La Rasa Sayang, in Penang, without ever realizing how far the place has come.

On a recent visit to Istanbul, I found a clear example of the point where food traditions migrate from the palace to the public sphere.

Gilbert Lau, former host and director of Flower Drum, the Melbourne haute-Cantonese fine-diner, has opened a new restaurant in the city.

A beekeeping friend asked me to visit a couple of honey stores (La Maison du Miel and Les Ruchers du Roy) in Paris recently, opening the doors to a subculture of beekeeping—agriculture—that I had no idea existed....

Writer Margy Rochlin travels frequently to Tucson from her home in L.A., visiting family and stuffing herself. Here's her latest find.

What was your most memorable trip this year? To Pontarlier, France, the historic home of absinthe, to serve on an absinthe-tasting jury at the annual Absinthiades festival.

What was your most memorable trip this year? I'm sure it was trawling the street stalls of Bangkok with Thai chef David Thompson.