Delicious UK - (01)January 2020

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hungry traveller.

CH A R LESTON,USA

ThisSouthCarolinagemis saidtobetheUSA’s

mostfriendlycity.A walkablecentredazzles

withdistilleries,cocktailbarsanddinersatevery

turn.AddAtlanticseafoodandWestAfrican

ingredientssuchasokra,seasonwithnewdirect

British Airways flights and it’s a recipe for success.

WHYNOW?TheCharlestonWineandFoodFestival

(charlestonwineandfood.com)inearlyMarchis

oneofthemostnotableinthecountry.Morethan

100 chefs,winepros,farmersandmixologistsjoin

togethertobringfreeandticketedtastings held

throughout the Charleston Peninsula.

MUS T-TRYFOODShe-crabsoupis a richseafood

bisquethatsumsupworldlyCharleston.Atlantic

blue crab meatandcrabroemeldwithSouthern

creamandLowCountryriceto create

an all-American chowder.

WHERETOSTAYThebrand-new,five-star

HotelBennett(hotelbennett.com;

doublesfrom$314).Withaspirations

tobethefinesthotelintheSouth,

it wowswitha rooftoppooland

Parisian-style splendour.

HOWTOGETTHEREBritishAirways

(ba.com)fliesdirecttoCharleston

from around £500 return.

ROTTERDAM,HOLLAND

Eurostar’slatestrouteputsHolland’s

secondcityatjustoverthreehoursfrom

London.It’sa templetomodernism,with

UNESCO-protectedarchitecture,streetartand

a CentraalStationthatriseslikea solar-powered

wave.Europe’slargestportis alsoa seafood

mecca,withmorethan 170 residentnationalities

preparing local sole and sea bass.

WHYNOW?RotterdamhasbeensprucedupforMay’s

EurovisionSongContest, andthere’sa continentof

flavoursathipindoormarketslikeFoodhallen(food

hallen.nl) andFenix Food Factory(fenixfoodfactory.nl).

MUST-TRYFOODAvoidkapsalon,a strangelybeloved

concoctionofchipstoppedwithshawarmameat,

melted goudaandsambalhotsauce.Instead,try

Rotterdamherring(saidtobe

Holland’sbest)atRuuddenHaan

(vishandelruuddenhaan.nl).

WHERETOSTAYCanal-sideRoom

MateBruno(room-matehotels.com;

doublesfrom£82)is a repurposed

teawarehouseonceowned

by the Dutch East India Company.

HOWTOGETTHEREEurostar(eurostar.com)

linksLondonStPancrasandRotterdam

twice daily, from £70 return.

MARCH
AVER AGES
lHIGHTEMP19°C
(31°CinJuly)
lLOWTEMP11°C
(6°CinJanuary)
lSUNSHINE
HOURS 6
(11inJune)
lRAINYDAYS 6
(9inAugust)

APRIL

AVER AGES

lHIGHTEMP14°C

(22°CinJuly)

lLOWTEMP4°C

(1°CinJanuary)

lSUNSHINE

HOURS 6

(7inMay)

lRAINYDAYS 8

(13inDecember)

MARCH

APRIL

Charleston combines southern graciousness with a slick city vibe; Stay in the cool Room Mate Bruno on a Eurostar trip to Rotterdam

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