New Orleans tops the list of world culinary destinations.

 
As travel advertising and marketing becomes more dependent on internet marketing, SEM or search engine marketing has seen a shift in audience targeting from a general approach to a focused appeal to strict demographic groups. Examples of such groups are dining clubs, currently wildly popular throughout Europe and other destinations based upon culinary delights. In short many people travel simply for the food. That being established real life surveys are bringing forth lists of top ten vacation destinations based upon fine dining experiences.
 
Topping the list of places people visit so as to eat sumptuously is New Orleans, apparently the cajun flavours and creole cookery in the city that gave birth to jazz are the number one attraction for dining in all the world.
 
It is not surprising that the Trastevere section of Rome follows as a close second. Nowhere but in Trastevere is the dining experience so freely mixed with laughter and song. A deep red Tuscan Chianti and pasta dishes that are somewhat Italian American make the Trastevere meal a place where glasses are raised in glorious “salut”.
 
The third most popular destination for fabulous food in the world is… of all places Marrakesh. Unlike the top two choices, diners in this obscure corner of Morocco will not be sitting down to white linens and crystal settings.
 
They will choose bits and pieces of their meal from an assortment of market stalls selling exquisitely barbecued meats and seafood. Often the best tasting meal one ever experiences is tied to a moment when the sun shines exactly on a place and time. A hearty breakfast in the blue ridge mountains, or a souvlaki in Tarpon Springs, Florida are more memorable than dinner at the Ritz Carlton.
 
neworleansrestaurants.com provides a great guide to the best places to eat in New Orleans.