5 California food destinations worth checking out

Food-related travel is growing because there are so many more options beyond dining.
“Now you can learn to make blue corn tortillas at someone’s home in Tulum, Mexico, or shop at a farmers market in Florence, Italy, with a real chef,” Rachel Ng, food editor for Westways, said. “These hands-on experiences are being offered by both large travel agencies as well as small, entrepreneurial mom-and-pop businesses. Eating is one of those few activities that engages your five sen