Belinda Jay is the flavor-chasing writer, cook, and creator behind TasteBudTrails.com, a food and travel blog where global tastes and personal journeys collide. With a passport in one hand and a spatula in the other, Belinda has spent over a decade exploring how the foods we love connect us across borders, cultures, and memories.

Armed with a background in cultural anthropology and a serious case of culinary wanderlust, Belinda has eaten her way through bustling night markets in Bangkok, seaside tapas bars in southern Spain, and home kitchens from Morocco to Mexico—collecting recipes, stories, and spice blends along the way. TasteBudTrails.com is her ever-growing archive of those adventures: part recipe collection, part travel journal, and all heart.

Belinda’s work has been featured in Condé Nast Traveller, BBC Good Food, and The Kitchn, and she’s collaborated with global food brands and boutique hotels to bring authentic regional cuisine to new audiences.