About

Our Motto?

Just ask. We’ll handle the rest. 

At Inspired Culinary Travel, we aim to elevate every part of your escape. We don’t just meet your needs, we anticipate them. We don’t just book your vacation, we design your journey from scratch.

Our goal is to become your go-to partner for inspired vacations, always crafted with an eye toward how we can make things more delicious for you. Come to us with your dreams, needs, and tastes, no matter how far-fetched they may be. We’ll whip it up.

Meet Karen Dennison

For more than 25 years, I’ve worked within the travel and hospitality industries to create seamless experiences for my clients—now I do the same through ICT, with a delicious twist. 

My Story

The first half of my career was spent at major corporations (including the service-obsessed Walt Disney World) in logistical coordination and event planning roles. I tended to the travel needs of high-level executives and industry thought leaders—basically, very busy people with important places to be, and rather particular tastes.

My job? To not only meet their needs, but anticipate them—while giving them “wow” moments that spoke to their interests (this involved a bit of eavesdropping as I ferried them around the property!).

I got really good at taking care of these clients—and I found I loved it as well! Good service isn’t exactly found in abundance these days, so being able to give that to my clients scratched the itch to go above and beyond in unexpected ways.

When I wasn’t shuttling CEOs around theme parks or booking speakers’ travel itineraries, I was often found in my favorite place: the kitchen. I grew up in a foodie family and love to cook (preferably with a good bottle of wine by my side!) and I attend food and wine festivals whenever I can.

Get a Taste for the Exceptional

Inspired Culinary Travel brings my service-oriented side and foodie bent together. After decades in hospitality, I’ve cultivated contacts with not only the best in travel but the best in all-things-culinary—including many restaurant contacts and Michelin-star chefs.

So when you work with my team and I, you can trust that you’ll eat, stay, and explore very well. What’s more, every aspect of your escape will be uniquely tailored to how you want to travel—because we all have different tastes, and you deserve a vacation crafted to tantalize yours.

Get ready for an elevated travel experience that leaves a lasting, sensational impression.

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favorite travel adventures

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Peru

My first big trip out of the country; learning about Peru’s customs and food culture really ignited my love of travel. 

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Barcelona, Spain

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So much culinary variety in a beautiful city; the cava, chocolate, and tapas made me want to drop everything and move there.

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Italy

Surprisingly, in Rome I had some of the best seafood ever (they do more than pasta there!). In Florence I had my first taste of Spaghetti all’Ubriaco (drunken Spaghetti), a.k.a. my two favorite things mixed together: wine and spaghetti!

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Greece

I swear everyone I met either had their own olive grove, were beekeepers, or had a relative making cheese; everyone treats you like family there.

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Montreal, Canada

It’s a cultural melting pot as far as people and culinary experiences go with some of the best festivals; head here to feel like you are in Europe without flying 8 hours.

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At Inspired Culinary Travel, we take a bespoke approach to itinerary creation. In other words: just ask, and we’ll make it happen. But you get so much more than you ask for, as we listen between the lines to tap into our clients’ desires. Discover what’s in store on your ICT escape.

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