In his new series, author and New York Times columnist Mark Bittman travels throughout the United States and Europe in search of the world’s best food. The opinionated, irreverent and sometimes curmudgeonly Bittman learns about humane and sustainable beef production in California, feasts on paella prepared over a wood fire in Spain and enjoys a Korean burrito with one of New York’s hottest young chefs. Like his previous series How to Cook Everything: Bittman Takes on America's Chefs — winner of the James Beard Foundation’s award for “Best National TV Food Series of 2005” — THE BEST RECIPES IN THE WORLD also features renowned chefs, including Mario Batali, Gary Danko and Fergus Henderson.