Tasting Europe: Street Eats, Budget Bites, and Regional Cuisine with Christina Stauss
Enjoy our live Monday Night Travel party with this video recorded on June 22, 2026.
Sightseeing with your tastebuds is one of the great thrills of European travel, but it need not come with a high ticket price. Rick Steves' Europe staffer Stauss teaches us how to eat well on even a lean budget and spot quality like a local, using cultural clues to uncover unforgettable meals. Together, we indulge in neighborhood markets, family-run pub grub, regional specialties, and street food gems — from pintxos in Spain to börek in Turkey to stroopwafels in the Netherlands. Plus, Stauss leads a guided cheese tasting featuring a festival of European flavors.
To join the guided cheese tasting, pick up the following cheeses: Brie, Gruyère, Manchego, and Stilton.