November 15, 2018
Beijing -- In Beijing, it’s not uncommon for a waiter to ask “有忌口吗?” before you start ordering. It translates as “Anything you don’t eat?” With a large Hui Muslim minority population, Beijing is more accustomed to diners with dietary restrictions than southern cities like Shanghai.
Explore all Beijing stories
January 14, 2016
Breakfast in Beirut, Part 3: The City’s Best Manousheh
Beirut |
Beirut -- The manousheh (plural manaeesh) is one of the defining staples of Lebanese food. In a country known for its divisions, the universally loved manousheh might be the breakfast food that unites all Lebanese.
Explore all Beirut stories
February 1, 2017
Toros: Tantuni (the Kreuzberg Remix)
Berlin |
Berlin -- (Editor's Note: In honor of the immigrants and refugees who have made their new home a better place for us all, this week we are running some of our favorite archived stories about those who have left a culinary mark on their adopted land.)
In Berlin, there is no shortage of meatless options, and vegetarians can even rejoice in a seitan-based döner kebab that is given the proper spit roast. What did surprise us is that the ubiquity of vegetarian diets in the city has greatly impacted one version of a meat-centric Turkish street food classic.
Explore all Berlin stories
October 22, 2015
Suuring and Sow Thistles: The Wild Vegetables of a Cape Spring
Cape Town |
Cape Town -- Winter in Cape Town is a wildly gentle season. Freezes are rare in the peninsula city. Instead, the coolest months of the year are defined by rain – sheets of it.
Explore all Cape Town stories
May 14, 2015
Delhi Summer: Hot Days, Cool Drinks
Delhi |
Delhi -- Unseasonably cooler weather and rains plagued most of North India these past weeks, damaging crops and further exacerbating an untenable situation for farmers.
Explore all Delhi stories
June 28, 2017
Sagaretxe: Madrid's Pintxos Pioneer
Madrid |
Madrid -- The ascendance of Spanish gastronomy has largely had a Basque signature, which, together with the Catalan scene, is seen as the vanguard in Spanish haute cuisine.
Explore all Madrid stories
March 26, 2014
Diaspora Dining: Greek Flavors Down Under
Melbourne |
Melbourne -- Editor's note: This restaurant is unfortunately now closed.
Explore all Melbourne stories
November 27, 2014
Rings around the World: The Simit Invades New York (and New Jersey)
New York |
New York -- Simit, as we’ve reported previously, has gained a foothold outside of Turkey. The enticing sesame-encrusted bread rings have an easy target in bread- and bagel-loving New York – so much so, in fact, that the simit craze has even crossed the Hudson River into New Jersey. We decided to check out the stateside version for ourselves.
Explore all New York stories
January 25, 2017
Berlin Wall No2: Hole in the Border
Nicosia |
Nicosia -- Berlin Wall No2 is a rickety wood and plastic-sheeting structure on the pavement right on the Greek-Cypriot side of the “Green Line,” as the border that divides the Cypriot capital is known.
Explore all Nicosia stories
October 5, 2016
Seven St. Georges: Wild Meze for the Soul
Paphos |
Paphos -- Home cooks and high-end restaurateurs alike have taken to hedgerows and beaches to forage for wild herbs and sea vegetables over the past couple of years.
Explore all Paphos stories
April 27, 2015
Biyou’Z: African Roots
São Paulo |
São Paulo -- Melanito Biyouha's restaurant in São Paulo’s gritty Centro is a social sort of place. The salmon-pink dining room opens to the street, inviting passers-by to stop, bate-papo, talk football and grab a cold drink from the fridge.
Explore all São Paulo stories
October 2, 2018
Newcomer Kitchen: A Community of Syrian Cooks Rises in Toronto
The Syrian Kitchen in Exile |
The Syrian Kitchen in Exile -- Every kitchen lives by its ebb and flow. There’s the gentle simmer of rote prep and small talk; the mad tango of searing sautés and the electric energy on the assembly line. Stray bits of sumac and fennel. Shouting matches and saucy spoons.
Explore all The Syrian Kitchen in Exile stories
December 10, 2014
Slow Company: Terra Madre and Salone del Gusto 2014
Turin |
Turin -- Imagine five days filled with tasting the best food products from around the world and meeting the artisans who make them. Then add a whirlwind of political discussions, wine tastings and serendipitous meetings with fellow food enthusiasts, and you have a piece of what the biennial Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre convention offers visitors.
Explore all Turin stories