Los Altos, Calif. – November 10, 2016 – Bold Food, offering curated tours of the world’s top culinary destinations, announces its first travel destination of 2017: Southeast Asia: Singapore, Penang, and Bangkok, an action-packed, culinary-focused itinerary where food is the focus.Led by seasoned traveler and culinary educator Muffie Fulton, this intimate, 12-day Southeast Asia tour includes everything from day trips to local produce markets and street food tours, to private cooking classes and a meal at a two-star Michelin restaurant. The first trip of the New Year will be offered February 17-28, 2017, and is available for booking up to 12 guests.

“I like to take people off the beaten path to destinations that tourists may not be comfortable visiting on their own or may not have access to,” says Fulton, company founder and intrepid trip guide. “Bold Food tours are all about understanding local culture through the lens of food and, of course, eating some really amazing cuisine.”

While meals run the gamut from street food to fine dining at some of the top restaurants in Asia, tour accommodations feature five-star hotels, including the Intercontinental Hotel in Singapore, the Eastern & Oriental Hotel in Penang, and The Okura Prestige Bangkok.

The itinerary for the Bold Foods Southeast Asia Tour is as follows:

Day 1 – Singapore: Tour Singapore’s Chinatown, take a river cruise and enjoy the world-famous Singaporean specialty, chili crab.

Day 2: Visit hawker centers, learn about traditional handmade crafts, and dine at two-star Michelin restaurant, Restaurant Andre.

Day 3: See Little India, then enjoy an epic street food tour of the Joo Chiat / Katong neighborhood.

Day 4 – Penang: Travel to Penang and learn local history along the Penang Harmony Food Trail, visit a floating village, and top the day off with a special Malaysian cocktail.

Day 5: Go on a farm tour, take a Malaysian cooking class, visit a shrimp paste making factory and dine on traditional Peranakan cuisine.

Day 6: Visit the Whispering Fish Market, learn the secrets of the auction, and bid on the fish that a local chef will personally prepare for you for dinner at El Faro restaurant.

Day 7: Tour Penang City, visit the Temple of Supreme Bliss and Penang Hill for breathtaking views and enjoy a Chinese banquet-style lunch.

Day 8 – Bangkok: Travel to Bangkok and tour one of the best food and fruit markets in the world, then tuck into a Thai meal at the venerable Nahm restaurant.

Day 9: Visit the Golden Buddha Temple, shop Chinatown stalls, sample street food, take a scenic boat ride, and dine at Issaya Siamese Restaurant.

Day 10: Visit the railway food market, see traditional coconut sugar making, ride an elephant, row through the floating market, and eat at Asia’s #1 restaurant, Gaggan.

Day 11: Visit the Grand Palace and Emerald Buddha Temple, dine at the Jim Thompsen house, and learn cooking secrets from a world-class restaurant.

View the complete itinerary here.

The Southeast Asia Tour costs $7,499 per person, based on double occupancy, and includes overnight accommodations, all activities and cultural outings, flights between Singapore, Bangkok and Penang, and most meals, including wine and cocktails. Airfare into Singapore and departing Bangkok not included. Guests who register before November 30, 2016, will receive a $400 discount.

Dates are yet to be announced for three additional domestic and international Bold Food Tours: a tour of Austin, Tx., is planned for spring 2017; a tour of Lima, Peru, tour is slated for summer 2017; and Chicago, Ill., rounds out the calendar in fall 2017.
ABOUT BOLD FOOD
Bold Food is a San Francisco Bay Area-based company that teaches the science of cooking and organizes food-focused travel tours. Bold Food Classes explore the fun and creative side of modernist cuisine and make complex techniques accessible to home cooks and curious foodies. Bold Food Tours offer curated travel experiences that explore culture through the lens of food and offer unparalleled access to the world’s most sought-after restaurants.

Bold Food was founded in 2015 by Muffie Fulton, an obsessive foodie and former neuroscientist. Fulton’s deep scientific knowledge underlies a playful, low-key approach to modernist cooking, and she uses her well-honed organizational skills and extensive travel experience to create intimate, once-in-a-lifetime food adventures. For more information, visit www.boldfoodco.com or follow Bold Food on Facebook and Instagram.