The Urban Grocer runs down the best foodie-friendly hotels, from a chocolate immersion in St. Lucia to sublime barbecue in Uruguay.

Vietnamese Pork Meatballs in Lettuce Cups. A fun appetizer, low carb too!

Avocado pasta salad: Light and full of flavors.

Chicken and Mushroom Casserole - a lighter version with lots of mushrooms, celery, and almonds.

Herbed Gougères - crisp on the outside, light and airy on the inside, rich and cheesy throughout –a lovely addition to your next cocktail party!

Fluke Crudo With Meyer Lemon, the perfect light fish dish for summer, recipe from Isola trattoria in NYC.

Dinner for two: Crunchy Baked Chicken Tenders and the easiest Mac and Cheese ever!

Oven Baked Pancake for breakfast, lunch or dinner

Zucchini and Potato Gratin. In Spanish. Translator

Tomato & Chili Pepper Spaghetti - a simple & spicy sauce featuring summer produce for your favorite pasta

Make your own Cake Flour. It's quick, easy, and uses only two ingredients. No need to buy again from the store.

From my (chocolate) heart to yours... Christina Marsigliese bakes Hot Chocolate Hearts topped with Cayenne Pepper!

Trader Joe's now has their own home brand of Speculoos which they are describing as Cookie Butter!

Delicious homemade Shrimp Siu Mai. Super simple and easy to make!

Bing Cherry Mojitos, gorgeous scarlet cocktail of cherry, lime, and mint

Spicy, Tart and Buttery Chili Lime Corn on the Cob (Grilled or Broiled - ready in minutes!)

Uncle Will's Spicy Chorizo Breakfast Wrap - the most delicious breakfast you'll ever taste!

How to Make Homemade Pickles. A simple, basic pickle recipe ready in just hours.

One of Mugaritz's dishes. Third best restaurant in the world according to Best Restaurant Magazine!

Mango and lime flavoured grilled chicken, for days that we cannot get to Nando's.

Campfire S'mores Martini is packed with all your favorite s'mores flavors, graham crackers, marshmallow, chocolate, chocolate and more!!

Fiji Sandwich, bringing ham and pineapple to a new level.

Gorgeous & healthy Summer Vegetable Ceviche with a Raw Chipotle Cauliflower Pilaf.

Super easy Cheese Bread- An amazing baked cheese puffs that is naturally gluten free. Watch the step by step video tutorial.

I adapted David Lebovitz's famous recipe to create 4 new madeleine flavors: chai, mocha, chocolate chip and lemon.

Mr Wong is a stunning new yum-cha restaurant in Sydney. The interiors are 1930s Shanghai with a modern twist and the kitchen includes a Michelin-starred Head Dim Sum chef.

The Mai Tai: This is no garishly garnished poolside tropical mutation; a classic can always stand on its own.

Lazy Linguini with Quail Eggs - easy and delicious creamy pasta served with a quail egg on top.

Sushiritto, San Francisco: Where sushi and burritos come together as one.

Cracker bites with white bean dip, cucumber, cheese and basil - a perfect 5 minute appetizer for your next dinner party

Corn, mushroom and green chile tamales

Julia Child's Reine de Saba — a dense and intense chocolate almond cake

Make old from new: Reduced balsamic vinegar

Cherry Peach Tart With Coconut Cointreau Whipped Cream (vegan!)

Roasted Pepper Confit. Serve on toast, garnish rice and eggs, or top your pasta with this most flavorful confit.

Tasty Royal Icing that won't dry rock hard but is still sturdy enough for stacking and shipping.

How to Make Stuffed Grape Leaves with Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce

The Gold Rush: 3-Ingredient Cocktail

Flatbread Recipe: Norwegian Potato Lefse

Flaky Biscuits packed with fresh herbs and vegetables, ideal with soups, smothered in gravy, or just eaten solo.

Steep flavorful stone fruit pits with milk or cream to transform your favorite recipes. All about noyaux & demystifying the cyanide rumors.

Ginger Lime Soda is an easy homemade summer refresher and a great cocktail set up.

Roasted Beet, Red Onion, & Goat Cheese Salad with Honey-Oregano Vinaigrette

Julia Child's Boeuf Bourguignon, Happy 100th Birthday Julia!