Gourmet's Adventures With Ruth

Blackberry Farm, Tennessee

Fishing for rainbow trout at Blackberry Farm in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains; actress Frances McDormand.

Jon Rowley's Seattle

John Rowley fillets a 40-pound fish; Ruth shows actor Tom Skerritt how to forage for clams and wild greens on Seattle's Totten Inlet.

The Bertinet Kitchen, Bath

In Bath, England, baker Richard Bertinet demonstrates the bread-making process; with actress Dianne Wiest.

Enrica Rocca's Venice

The Rialto market; cooking lessons with Enrica Rocca at her family's 16th-century palazzo in Venice, Italy; with Dianne Wiest.

Cocinar Mexicano

A cooking school in Tepoztlán, Mexico; the many forms of corn, from masa to tortillas.

Peggy Markel's Morocco

Rolling couscous; preparing tagines; with Lorraine Bracco.

Yara Roberts' Brazil

The flavors and charms of Paraty, Brazil; dishes blend Brazilian, African and Portuguese traditions.

The Tamarind School, Laos

The Tamarind Cooking School in Laos taps into the cultural and economic reasons behind the country's spicy flavors.

The Yangshuo School, China

Guilin noodles; harvesting snails from the Li River; Yangshuo cooking School.

Julie Sahni's New York

Indian cooking authority Julie Sahni offers a guided tour of Queens, N.Y.

England

India in New York