The Ghost Buster: In a remote corner of India one very courageous man provokes the wrath of the world's hottest pepper

The Ghost Buster: In a remote corner of India one very courageous man provokes the wrath of the world's hottest pepper

Three Perfect Days: Delhi

Three Perfect Days: Delhi

Sweet Virginia: The new capital of fine dining? Chilhowie, Virginia. this blink-and-you’ll-miss-it town in the blue ridge mountains is home to one of the nation’s top kitchens.

Sweet Virginia: The new capital of fine dining? Chilhowie, Virginia. this blink-and-you’ll-miss-it town in the blue ridge mountains is home to one of the nation’s top kitchens.

Fashion Plates: The hautest couture houses in the world bring their wares out of the closet and into the kitchen

Fashion Plates: The hautest couture houses in the world bring their wares out of the closet and into the kitchen

Team Players: A merry band of international chefs is bucking the trend of the culinary solo act

Team Players: A merry band of international chefs is bucking the trend of the culinary solo act

Polishing Up a Greasy Spoon: Take a dowdy roadside diner (the U.K.’s Little Chef chain). Add one culinary mastermind (Fat Duck chef Heston Blumenthal). Whisk together, then bring to a boil

Polishing Up a Greasy Spoon: Take a dowdy roadside diner (the U.K.’s Little Chef chain). Add one culinary mastermind (Fat Duck chef Heston Blumenthal). Whisk together, then bring to a boil

Culture Feed: Cartoons, architecture, tatooists, techno music, Damien Hirst ... chef Sergio Herman takes his cues from far more than just food

Culture Feed: Cartoons, architecture, tatooists, techno music, Damien Hirst ... chef Sergio Herman takes his cues from far more than just food

Alpine Meets Algarve: An unexpected culinary connection between Austria and Portugal is revitalizing coastal Algarve's food scene

Alpine Meets Algarve: An unexpected culinary connection between Austria and Portugal is revitalizing coastal Algarve's food scene

All Up in His Grill: At his new backyard barbecue–style restaurant, Texan Tim Love shows how much wood a top chef would stock, if a top chef could stock wood

All Up in His Grill: At his new backyard barbecue–style restaurant, Texan Tim Love shows how much wood a top chef would stock, if a top chef could stock wood

Barbarians at the Plate: Moscow’s rebel chef Anatoly Komm defies the notion that Russian food lacks sophistication

Barbarians at the Plate: Moscow’s rebel chef Anatoly Komm defies the notion that Russian food lacks sophistication