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Est. Edition I · Four plates, always four

The Grand Slams
Explorers’ Club

Members chart the world one country at a time, by the four dishes that make it unmistakable. Six expeditions mounted. 0 of 172 territories charted.

The Library Six volumes of expeditions

The Members’ Ledger

Every territory charted is entered here, in ink, across all six volumes.

Amend the volumes (edit content) →

The Founding Charter

A Grand Slam is four foods that define a country to the outside world. They are the dishes that carry a nation’s identity across borders: not the most refined, not always the most popular at home, but the ones that say this is from here.

The concept was invented by Michael Pelose. The rule is four, always four: enough to force choices, few enough to make each one count.

The Screening Room · Expedition VII in planning

Coming attractions: the United States

Fifty states, two hundred plates and Route 66. The Club projects a different decade’s poster at each visit.

Tonight's print: 1920s
Read the prospectus →

World Checklist

All 172 countries · 6 editions