Design Meaningful Food Journeys
GastroTripCraft is about how to transform food into a trip. In a methodical way, the guide goes through all the steps to create a route, how to choose places, how to relate food with the history, the context, the ambiance to make a trip look structured and not random.
From Idea To Route
The guide is very straightforward and methodical. It walks the reader through all the steps that go from the idea to the actual structured gastronomic route. It talks about the flow of the day, how to work with each local business and the emotional flow that the trip should have.
Core Craft Elements
Route Architecture
How to create the route going through neighborhoods, distances, times and making sure the variety of the day creates a gastronomic flow
Culinary Storytelling
How to turn dishes, ingredients, and locations into stories that complement the positive experience and leave a mark on the traveler
Venue Collaboration
Understand how to work with local restaurants, markets, and artisans, aligning expectations and values so collaborations feel authentic and beneficial.
Experience Design
Focus on atmosphere, timing, and sensory details that shape how a journey is remembered, ensuring the experience feels curated rather than accidental.
Stories From The Field
What the GTC journal is In the journal section, we share thoughts and behind the scenes of gastronomic trips we made. Each post relates an observation about the trip, a design decision, an anecdote or a small learning related to the small details that make a trip special
I liked the way the guide puts all the elements together: food, location, time. The guide organized thoughts that I had and now I feel empowered to structure my own gastronomic trips
Mizuhara Ayane
The methodology. I thought that the steps were easy to follow and not complicated. The guide structured the day flow in a way that makes it easier to create balanced trips
Amamiya Naoharu
It was the design of the experience. It helped me to think about how to structure experiences and create a flow with clear intention and confidence throughout the process.
Yuzuki Akari
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