The UK Food & Travel Magazine for Curious Explorers

You’ve got good taste

An appetite for discovery. Curiosity, not algorithms.

TasteBound is an independent, quarterly print magazine made by journalists who have spent years exploring and writing about food and travel. No content churn. No algorithm. The online noise is relentless, you’re busy – so we make deciding where to go and what to eat easier (and more enjoyable).

Each issue brings together recipes from the latest cookbooks, second cities and out-of-season discoveries, regional cuisines, rising chefs, brilliant producers, openings worth your attention and destinations you’ll want to know about before everyone else gets there.

Print-first storytelling for people who care where they go – and what they eat when they get there.

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Greek Gold

While Greece’s islands sleep, the Peloponnese comes alive – the region’s all-important olive estates, mills and family-run groves drawing travellers keen for a first glug of the season’s riches...

French Lessons

As mother-daughter duo, Marjorie Taylor and Kendall Smith Franchini, celebrate the 17th year of The Cook’s Atelier – their wholesome, world-renowned cookery school and boutique in the picturesque town of...

The island within: A richer way to eat, stay, and travel in Sardinia

Beyond the buzz of the coast, cook and author of For the Love of Lemons Letitia Clarke explores the island’s quiet interior, where slow hospitality and a deep-rooted sense of...

The Airport Drop-Off Trap  

Airport drop-off charges have quietly become another hidden holiday cost. But many of the UK's busiest airports still offer free alternatives – if you know where to look....

Summer Hygge

In Scandinavia, summer is lived outdoors – perhaps, at times, wrapped in blankets – and food traditions revolve around a seasonal hygge that invites lingering over meals with conversation stretching...

Where to Eat During the Edinburgh Fringe 2026 

From brand-new openings and limited-edition chef collaborations to Edinburgh's best pre-theatre dining, these are the restaurants, bars and food experiences worth booking during the Edinburgh Fringe 2026...

Get Physical

Carve out an hour. Make a coffee. Put your phone down. A printed copy of TasteBound is an invitation to slow down and travel in earnest — pages to turn, corners to fold, journeys to plan properly.

Annual Subscription

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A year’s worth of Tastebound, delivered to your door. Your subscription covers four quarterly issues, each one digging into the second cities, rising chefs and regional cooking that don’t always make the headlines — the food and places worth discovering before everyone else catches on. One payment, taken annually; four magazines, one every quarter.

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Tastebound magazine issue 3 - Escape the algorithm

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The Pantry

Before TasteBound was Rooted Spices: single-origin spices and blends enjoyed in thousands of kitchens, as well as a cookbook, The Modern Spice Rack. Now Rooted has a new home in the TasteBound Pantry, bringing together our favourite spices and new discoveries from our travels.

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