An all-female order shares an ancient culinary art with visitors at their mountaintop monastery.

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

The abandoned remains of this Victorian brewery hide crumbling bowling alleys and rusting industrial gear.

An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

This remote eatery and museum is preserved as a time capsule of a small Icelandic fishing town.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

A colorful kitschy temple and floating market off the beaten path.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

For those late-night mollusk cravings.

A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.