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Elsewhere in the world: food and travel

  • Maine shrimp redux

    Far from my usual Mediterranean comfort zone, last night I cooked up a batch of Maine shrimp in an Indian curry sauce and served it over steamed rice for dinner. It was…

  • choclo, Santiago

    Market Watch in Santiago

    Santiago de Chile, 4 March 2012: I spent several happy hours yesterday exploring two great markets in Santiago’s downtown—Mercado Central and La Vega, on opposite sides of the Mapocho, the river that runs…

  • Adios, Sevilla

    Saying goodbye to Sevilla last Friday evening was difficult—it’s such a beautiful old town, so full of vibrant street life, so teeming with history, that I think I’d like to stay forever,…

  • knafe

    Knafeh

    Knafeh: Rich, buttery, cheesy, lightly crunchy, softly melting, sugar-drenched, achingly sweet, a sort of overwhelmingly opulent Middle Eastern cheesecake that makes New York-style cheesecake look like something invented in a Philadelphia Cream…

  • The Green Door

    The Green Door

    So my friend  said: “You have GOT to go to the Green Door. It’s the greatest pizza anywhere!” So today I finally did and it was a most unusual experience. In through…

  • The Brightness of Pomegranates

    In Israel for a few days, I’m hearing a lot about “the new Israeli cuisine.” From my perspective, it seems firmly rooted in Middle Eastern antecedents, with a healthy dose of California…