The bells from sheep herd coming down from the Pyrenees mountains to the village at night after grazing all day were ringing in my ears after i first read about Austria's Cattle Parades in Tyrol at the end of the summer. These old mountain traditions feel a world away for city dwellers yet there is an old-fashioned magic to it. "September through Mid-October, farming villages all over Tirol round up the herds for the great...

Open your mind and tastebuds to Japanese craft brews thanks to Kampai, the World of Japanese Beer, lecture/ tasting with Mark Meli at Japan Society in New York on September 12, 2014 at 6:30 PM. "Pull up a stool to Japan Society’s annual beer lecture and tasting, featuring unique and rare brews from Japan’s emerging craft beer industry. Mark Meli, professor at Kansai University and author of Craft Beer in Japan: The Essential Guide, delves...