Inveterate travelers Robert Carmack & Morrison Polkinghorne are known as The Globetrotting Gourmet® through their websites & blog www.GlobetrottingGourmet.com and www.AsianFoodTours.com Robert is author of five cookbooks, a television food stylist, and writes widely about Southeast Asia. He has a long pedigree in the culinary world, having worked directly for James Beard; classically trained with grand diplomas from French culinary institutions; and for several years researched “The Good Cook” series at Time-Life Books. Partner Morrison is a textile designer, importer, and director of Passementeries in Sydney, Australia. The authors had exclusive access to The Strand Hotel’s archives of historical menus, pictures and photos during production of this book.