With the new year comes a renewed sense of hope for travel. For NGTIS January issue, we serve you a generous portion of food and friendship, as two pals hop onto a barbecue trail across 10 American states—from Texas to New York and back—amid a pandemic and a tumultuous presidential election season. Also in the issue: an interview with cricket legend Brett Lee, a hotel review of Odishas Belgadia Palace, and a feature on global flavours permeating Kolkatas home kitchens.