As Food + Travel content creators based in Lisbon, we travel the world in search of the next great meal. We eat it all from street food to haute cuisine and everything in between.
Since starting the award-winning 2foodtrippers site in 2012, we’ve collaborated with numerous partners including tourism boards, hotels, restaurants and major online travel brands. You can see many of our wonderful partners below.
When we’re not traveling, we travel vicariously by crafting global cocktails, eating out at Neapolitan-style pizzerias and cooking at home.
Prior to 2016, 2foodtrippers was a hobby.
Daryl was an accomplished musician and worked for a high-end, celebrity chef-driven restaurant group based in Philadelphia. When he wasn’t performing at local clubs and weddings, he handled many of the restaurant group’s logistics. He also assisted with restaurant openings and special projects like the Food Network’s Iron Chef tv show. Though he’s not a classically trained chef, he occasionally wielded a knife or two on the job as well.
Meanwhile, Mindi earned an MBA and various professional designations while living in Atlanta, San Francisco, New York City, Denver and finally Philadelphia. She worked as an executive in the insurance industry and developed keen business skills including project management, contract review and managing others. This career gave her the opportunity to develop and hone keen writing and presentation skills.
Together, we worked on the 2foodtrippers site in our spare time and took short trips to destinations like France, Japan and Italy. We wrote about the food and travel experiences that we loved with minimal understanding of SEO or social media. But we wanted to do more.
Everything changed in 2016.
With a giant leap of faith, we left our careers and Philadelphia home to hit the road on an ongoing quest for the world’s best food and culinary experiences. This leap has enabled us to transition the 2foodtrippers site into a viable business and provide actionable resources for like-minded people who love food travel.
It was a good move. We’ve won two prestigious awards – Saveur Magazine’s editor’s prize for Best Travel Blog and TBC Asia’s gold prize for Best Food Blog. However, we’ve now exchanged the nomadic life for our current Lisbon home base. As it turns out, three years on the road was our limit.
We now travel slowly and create comprehensive Food Travel Guides to help travelers find the best food, coffee, wine and beer in cities around the world. We’re constantly learning about food, travel and the business of blogging. But that’s not all…
We’re now flexing our culinary muscles at home by cooking and crafting cocktails. This is nothing new for Daryl as he’s been cooking for decades. However, he’s now expanded his repertoire to include Asian food which is his true kitchen passion. It’s a different story for Mindi. She discovered the art of mixology during the 2020 pandemic and is now a cocktail enthusiast.
Many would say that we’re living our dream and we don’t disagree.
How We Met
We met in 2006 at an Oscars party hosted by mutual friends in Philadelphia. It was a very successful party for both of us – Mindi won the Oscars pool and we both found true love.
It wasn’t long until we realized our mutual obsession for food and travel. We got married in 2007 and haven’t looked back since.
Where We’ve Been
We’re all about combining our passions near and far. This journey has taken us to some of the best food destinations in the world.
So far, we have traveled abroad to Austria, the Bahamas, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Macau, Monaco, Mexico, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, the Philippines, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turks & Caicos, Ukraine, the Vatican and Vietnam.
We’ve also traveled domestically throughout the US – currently 38 states and counting.
Professional Affiliations
We like to surround ourselves with experts. Accordingly, we’ve been members of the following prestigious organizations:
Notable Accomplishments
Social Media
We have 80,000+ engaged followers on the following social media networks:
Collaboration Opportunities
We love collaborating with partners all over the world. Here are some ways that we can work with YOU:
Media Kit
Contact us at info@2foodtrippers.com to request a Media Kit with detailed traffic and social media statistics.
Current & Past Business Partners
Check out a sampling of our current and past business partners:
Philippe Carron
Monday 30th of November 2020
Really love your blog... There seems to be one area missing: Belgium ? I am of course biased, as I am Belgian. But when it comes to food and drinks Belgium is definitely worthwhile... We are the best source for chocolates, waffles, beer, mussels... and don't forget, we actually invented French fries... Combine this with our history... Ghent and Bruges were the 2d and 3d largest cities in Europe (above the Alps) in the Middle Ages...
Kind regards,
Philippe a proud Flemish guy from Ghent
Daryl and Mindi Hirsch
Monday 30th of November 2020
We've spent some short stints in both Bruges and Ghent but, per your request, will place Belgium high in our future plans (once this COVID madness ends.) We love your beer, we love your frites and we love your mussels.
Thanks for the pertinent reminder!!
Tonya Cook
Sunday 15th of November 2020
Omg! I just stumbled upon your site. Food Travel is my passion! There's no better way to truly experience a culture than through their food. Hats off to you! I will definitely be referencing your blogs when traveling. It's always been a dream of mine to be a food/travel writer.... Thank You
Alicia Vargo
Sunday 2nd of February 2020
Hi Daryl and Mindi,
If you so happen to be in Buffalo, NY this week, I have 2 backstage passes for you both to the KISS Concert. Gene would love to meet you both, he is launching a new vodka. Let me know I can get you further details. Warmest Wishes, Alicia Vargo , Managing Partner SpeakeasyWine & Spirits, LLC"Out of the Ordinary BrandDevelopment" 8200 S Quebec St. Suite A3-229 Centennial, CO 80112 P: 720.244.1878 | W: www.speakeasywineandspirits.com
Nyasha
Saturday 25th of January 2020
Hey I'm Nyasha and I own a spicy food website. Love the content and the look of your website and can't wait to read more posts I'm the future!
Daryl and Mindi Hirsch
Friday 7th of February 2020
Thank you so much!!
Bon B.
Thursday 16th of November 2017
Great to find two such lovely smiles and obvious joie de vivre! Found you via the post on Neapolitan coffee. Left a comment there, BTW. I'm an archaeologist, & jump at the chance to eat local where ever a conference takes me. Recommendation: check out the best shortbread on the planet (well, maybe tied with Bretagne) at ARGOs Bakery in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. Also, along the waterfront in little Kirkwall, with your backs to the sea, there are three hotels with dining. The one on the far left has a finnan haddie chowder called Cullen Skink [sic] that is to die for. The hotel on the far right has terrible food: they served me sliced haggis out of a can that was the worst. (it was great every other place I had it in Scotland). Also you'll get a kick out of the fact that the sign on the little Kirkwall airport building is in Viking runes. Bon voyage, you two!
Daryl and Mindi Hirsch
Thursday 16th of November 2017
Thanks so much! Those places are definitely on our travel list and Daryl loves shortbread and hates canned haggis.