Beirut first globally in food excellence

The Lebanese capital, Beirut, ranked first globally as the best city for food, according to a survey on Travel & Leisure portal on the best world cities in terms of quality of food. The survey was based on the views of readers about the best cities, islands, recreation resorts, airlines and cruise lines around the world. Beirut was selected due to its distinct features, particularly its unique cuisine and food delicacies. The Spanish city of San Sebastian came second, Paris third, followed respectively by the three Italian cities of Florence, Bologna and Rome. The Mexican city of San Miguel ranked seventh, followed by Chiang Mai in Thailand, Barcelona in Spain and the French city of Bordeaux in the tenth place. (Al Mustaqbal, An Nahar August 18 and 19, 2016)