Kevin Gould
Kevin is a longstanding regular contributor to Guardian Travel. Having been a chef, a grocer, a restauranteur and a caterer, he and his stomach now travel the world meeting food producers, and looking for where the tourists don't eat. Kevin's favourite food is parsley.
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Porto’s francesinha sandwich is a gut busterDon’t be thrown by the dainty name and French origins, the ‘little Frenchie’ is a Porto institution – a doorstep layered with pork, smoked sausage, bacon, beefsteak and topped with a fried egg and cheese
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The best hotels in Portugal for under £100 a nightPastel-coloured palaces, beach-side design hotels, family-friendly farmhouses – and all bookable for under £100 a night. Here’s a pick of Portugal’s best value stays
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Ports of call: a wine tour of the DouroPortugal’s Douro region is famous for its port, but also produces fine, good-value reds and top nosh. Perfect, then, for thirsty foodies like our writer
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Porto city guide: what to see plus the best hotels and restaurants and barsIt’s most famous for its ruby tipple and a strident football manager, but Porto is shaking off its fusty image with buzzy places to eat, drink and hang out
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Algarve travel guide: what to see plus the best bars, hotels and restaurantsThere is so much more to this sun-kissed region of Portugal than its beautiful beaches. Great seafood, elegant villages, and near-deserted islands and lagoons for a start …
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The Azores holiday guide: what to see plus the best bars, restaurants and places to stayThis volcanic archipelago in the mid-Atlantic is a world unto itself. But two new direct low-cost air routes from the UK are about to bring the enchanted islands within reach
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The foodie traveller in PortugalPortugal’s pastel de nata is a melt-in-the-mouth buttery delight, and those in the know visit the village of Nazaré to taste it, says Kevin Gould
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The foodie traveller: kimchi hot dogs‘These days your hot dog is little more than a dog’s breakfast if it’s not topped with trendy kimchi’
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Zahara de los Atunes: sun, sea and seafood in southern SpainIn sunny south-west Spain, Kevin Gould celebrates laid-back beach life, plus meat and fish delicacies, in the foodie hangout of Zahara de los Atunes
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Walking the Algarve: to Portugal's land's end
Never mind the bright lights and sunbathing, Kevin Gould gets a taste of the authentic Algarve by walking a newly waymarked trail
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Walking the Lebanon Mountain Trail
Kevin Gould: The Lebanon Mountain Trail has charm, spirit and beauty – in a country that is still bearing the scars of its long civil war
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'Baking has given me a good life'
Meet the producer: Robert Ditty, the man behind Ditty's oatcakes, explains why he's happy to get up in the small hours
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Time travel in ancient Antioch, Turkey
Saint Paul preached there and Anthony and Cleopatra partied. In the ancient city of Antioch, near the border with Syria, Kevin Gould found a taste of Turkey with an Arabic accent
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Adventure holidays in Turkey
Kevin Gould picks great experiences beyond the beach, from horse-riding in the little-visited north west, to a homestay in a Kurdish village and white-water rafting in the Kaçkar mountains
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One from the cart: street food in Vancouver
A new scheme has created an explosion of high-class street food in Vancouver – and Kevin Gould nearly exploded when he tried to sample it all
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Baku and beyond: a road-trip around Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan may have won Eurovision, but its beautiful, remote towns are uncharted territory for most Europeans. Kevin Gould takes a tour
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Auckland's feast of food
Auckland's subtropical climate, Polynesian culture, unpolluted waters and cosmopolitan buzz have combined to create a world-class dining scene
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Why I love Turkey
Kevin Gould kicks off our special issue devoted to the less-visited areas with a love letter to the country he's been exploring for 28 years
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Fancy a cold pint?
A river view? Sand between your toes? Or just a shady garden, maybe. Make the most of the sun with our guide to the best places to eat and drink outdoors
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Nothing doing
The most relaxing holidays are all about simple pleasures, says Kevin Gould, who perfects the art of idling in a sleepy enclave of the Algarve
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The island recession forgot
Bozcaada is a little-known Aegean outpost where affordability doesn't mean spartan accommodation and paint-stripper wine. Bon viveur Kevin Gould is in his element
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More a stagger than a waltz
Forget the cafes, the best place for a festive tipple — or three — is one of Vienna's traditional wine taverns
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Double history
Kevin Gould buries memories of boring school lessons when he marvels at the ancient wonders of Mesopotamia - and becomes an attraction himself for simply being foreign
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Beached Wales
The kids are just as happy on the sand dunes of Aberdovey as they would be in Abu Dhabi
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Eat like a local in ... Montreal
Poutine may still be a student staple but Kevin Gould finds fresh, inventive dishes in the city's bistros, delis and micro-breweries
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Palma de Mallorca
Kevin Gould steers clear of the tourist-filled tapas bars and cafes to discover hang-outs where the food is worthy of a capital city
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Ride of passage
This year, Britons will take 24.6 million trips to Spain, France, Italy and Greece. But you don't have to follow the crowds. Kevin Gould escapes to the Sierra de Gredos on horseback
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Eat like a local ...
When in Rome ... dine at simple, unfussy tavernas. Kevin Gould, a martyr to pleasure, follows his nose to some of the best
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Eat like a local in … Miami
In Cuba, good cuisine went the same way as capitalism after the revolution - Miami's Little Havana is the haven of authentic Cuban food, says Kevin Gould
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Eat like a local in … Budapest
The soul of Hungary's capital is in its off-beat cafes, where the banter is lively and the cakes plentiful, says Kevin Gould
A foodie’s tour of Aberdeenshire: it’s fit for a prince