From Texas BBQ joints to Michelin-starred kitchens, Dave Lee documents the world's most memorable meals — so you can experience them too.
68
Countries Visited
15+
Years Writing
2
Published Guides
#1
Restaurants Covered
Four continents, countless meals. Browse stories from the regions Dave knows best.
Texas BBQ, New Orleans classics, Nashville's Michelin debut, and more.
Peru, Colombia, Mexico — from street food to world-class fine dining.
Copenhagen's best bakeries, Michelin stars, and Lapland's Nordic cuisine.
Saigon's street food, Hanoi's cafés, and luxury lakeside hotels in Vietnam.
Featured
Dining at Geranium — the #1 restaurant in the world for 2022 — is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Dave shares every detail of this extraordinary meal.
Read the StorySeguin, Texas has a BBQ legend — and Dave can't stay away.
Lima's most celebrated kitchen pushed every boundary of Peruvian cuisine.
17 Exceptional Restaurants in New Orleans
15 Traditional Peruvian Foods To Discover
17 Traditional Vietnamese Foods To Try
Pastry Paradise: Best Bakeries in Copenhagen
Dave pays for 99% of his meals and travels out of pocket — no sponsorships influencing his recommendations. What you read is what he genuinely experienced.
Having lived in Colombia and Peru and visited 68 countries, Dave brings rare depth and cultural context to food writing that armchair critics simply can't match.
Member of SATW and IFWTWA. Featured at the White House Summit on Global Citizenship. Published author of travel guides to Medellín and Lima.
68
Countries visited across 5 continents
I'm a full-time food and travel writer based in Texas. After leaving an office job in 2007 to backpack around the world, I never looked back. I've lived in Colombia and Peru, co-authored travel guides, and built a career on finding extraordinary meals in extraordinary places.
My mission with Feastio is simple: help you find the best places to eat — whether that's a legendary BBQ smokehouse in Seguin, Texas or a restaurant that holds the #1 ranking in the world.
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United States · TexasFollow along for honest restaurant recommendations, global culinary adventures, and travel inspiration — all from someone who eats for a living.