Delicious UK - (01)January 2020

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hungry traveller.

TOKYO,JAPAN

Easilyoneoftheworld’sgreatcapitalsofcuisine,

TokyohasbeengivenanOlympianupgrade,adding

newbargainhotelsandEnglish-speaking food tours

to its 21st-century skyline.

WHYNOW?The 2020 SummerOlympicsareheldfrom

24 July-9August.Ina re-runofthe 1964 games,when

Tokyowowedtheworldwithitstechnology,thisyear’s

eventwillawewithhumanoidrobots,driverlessbuses

and maglev trains capable of 600km per hour speeds.

MUS T-TRYFOODA weakyenhasslashedpricesfor

foreignersvisitingJapan.AsidefromMichelin-starred

ramenforaround£10,tryopen-all-hoursKuraSushi,

wherealmosteveryconveyorbeltitem(tempura

shrimpdoublenigiri,salmonmakifoursome)

costs ¥100 (around70p).Andtakea copyof

TimAnderson’sTokyoStories

(Hardie Grant £26) with you.

WHERETOSTAYON E@ Tok yo(onetokyo.

com;doublesfrom£60)mixessmall,

tidyroomswithbreathtaking public

spaces and views.

HOWTOGETTHEREAirFrance(airfrance.

com)andEmirates(emirates.com)

havethebestvalueflightsinAugust

(around£650return).OrflytoOsaka

and take the train to Tokyo. →

WEYMOUTH,ENGLAND

ThisgorgeousGeorgiansouthcoastresort

is oneofBritain’ssunniesttowns.Theouter

harbourhostsa largeworkingfishingfleet,

providingmackerel,breamand turbot to restaurants

in the surrounding port.

WHYNOW?Heldfrom11-12July,theDorsetSeafood

Festival(dorsetseafood.co.uk)is thecountry’slargest

freeseafoodfair,with 100 stallsdishingupcrab

cakes,freshoystersandflutesofNyetimberClassic

Cuvée, a cracking English sparkling wine.

MUS T-TRYFOODCrustacean(crustaceanrestaurant.

co.uk)winsplauditsforitsabilitytosourceharbour-

freshseafoodandserveit withminimaladornment.

Simple,in-seasonplattersincludea wholecrab

(£23 and theyleavethecrackingtoyou)orwhole

lobster(£29,witha choiceoforange,

rosemary or caper butter).

WHERETOSTAYWitha commandof

Weymouth’sesplanade,roomsatthe

BayViewHotel(bayview-weymouth.

co.uk;doublesfrom£65)delivers

onthepromiseofbaywindows

overlooking the English Channel.

HOWTOGETTHERETrainsfrom

LondonWaterlootoWeymouth

take less than 3 hours.

JULY
AVER AGES
lHIGHTEMP19°C
(20°CinAugust)
lLOWTEMP15°C
(5°CinJanuary)
lSUNSHINE
HOURS 7
(7inJuly)
lRAINYDAYS 7
(12inJanuary)

AUGUST

AVER AGES

lHIGHTEMP31°C

(theyear’shighest)

lLOWTEMP24°C

(2°CinJanuary)

lSUNSHINE

HOURS 6

(theyear’shighest)

lRAINYDAYS 8

(theyear’shighest)

JULY

AUGUST

Sunny Weymouth offers seafood served fresh; Tokyo lures the world this summer with the Olympic Games and beautiful food

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