In the shadow of the Sydney Opera House, indigenous ingredients shine.
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Places to Eat & Drink
Sydney, Australia
Midden
Marrickville, Australia
Wildflower Brewery
Inventive brewers use NSW ingredients to dream up flavorful beers made with local honey, native raspberries, and Mariposa plums.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Italian American Club Restaurant
This supper club is a slice of old Las Vegas.
Athens, Greece
Cafe Avissinia
Catch raucous live performances of traditional tunes at this old-school taverna.
Food & Drink
Drinks
Tiquira
This violet-hued liquor is Brazil's oldest spirit.
Prepared Foods
Maultaschen
Legend has it that a monk hid meat in these dumplings to fool God.
Drinks
Pont
A town in East France still makes a beloved green-anise liquor born after the ban of absinthe.
Sweets
Lancashire Courting Cake
Before dating apps, young people used this cake to express their feelings.