Moira Hodgson's It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time: My Adventures in Life and Food (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, $24.95) might have been subtitled The Education of a Restaurant Critic. The author's addition to an ever-expanding list of food memoirs will surprise (and probably charm) anyone unfamiliar with her New York Observer food reviews. Daughter of an English diplomat-cum-spy, Hodgson grew up in Egypt, Beirut, Stockholm, and Saigon as well as England, along the way feasting on both native co
San Francisco may be the food capital of the United States (at least in our minds), but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of other destinations worthy of gastro-tourism this fall. Fasten your seat belt (and undo the top button of your jeans) as we take you to some of our global favorites.1. Barcelona, SpainFrom tapas and vast food markets to flowing cava and even a burgeoning gastronomical deconstructionist movement (you know, at that restaurant outside the city you'll never, ever ge
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