travel + culture
Good Bedfellows: Food and Politics
Of late, two Southern political personalities have impressed me. They seem progressive, enlightened. Both work in the world of food. And both hail from South Carolina
07.23.07
- Keywords
- john t. edge,
- restaurants,
- travel,
- southern u.s.
travel + culture
Barcelona Dreaming, Part III
At 11 a.m. on June 30, Pazzta 920 was ready to go. It had been touch-and-go for a while, but the quartet had promised to open by end of June, and today was it.
07.18.07
- Keywords
- lisa abend,
- barcelona,
- spain,
- organics market
travel + culture
Barcelona Dreaming, Part II
By mid-June, our four young culinary entrepreneurs were finally able to begin the work that would transform Fruites I Verdures Vicenta into Pazzta 920.
07.16.07
- Keywords
- lisa abend,
- barcelona,
- spain,
- organics market
travel + culture
Key Notes: The Umstead, North Carolina
Writer and cookbook author Jean Anderson reports on her recent stay at the new Umstead Hotel.
07.16.07
- Keywords
- hotels,
- north carolina,
- southern u.s.,
- jean anderson
travel + culture
Trip to the Taste: The Verdict
I went to the Taste of Chicago, looking for vindication and corn dogs. Though I found neither I did manage to get home unscathed.
07.13.07
- Keywords
- julia langbein,
- chicago,
- culinary culture
travel + culture
Now That the Dust Has Settled in Napa
They say hotels never open on time, and I had no reason to
doubt them (whomever they are) after popping into Solage back in April.
07.12.07
- Keywords
- william sertl,
- california,
- chefs,
- hotels
travel + culture
The Court Will Resume After Lunch
I figured that every city must have its “I only eat there when I’m on jury duty” neighborhood, maybe as ethnic as New Yorks Chinatown. And I wondered what they might be.
07.12.07
- Keywords
- restaurants,
- william sertl,
- new york,
- asian,
- chinatown
travel + culture
Seven Reasons to Love Paris Bistros
07.10.07
- Keywords
- restaurants,
- paris,
- france,
- alexander lobrano,
- travel
travel + culture
Seattle: Eating My Way Through Little Saigon—Both of Them
The Vietnamese community in Seattle has grown so big that
there are now two "Little Saigons."
07.09.07
- Keywords
- ruth cousineau,
- test kitchen,
- seattle,
- vietnamese,
- supermarkets
travel + culture
Seven Reasons To Keep in Mind if You’re Not Ernest Hemingway
The Running of the Bulls starts tomorrow, and just as it has for decades, will draw millions of people to Pamplona to prove their stupidity, er, test their bravery.
07.06.07
- Keywords
- lisa abend,
- spain,
- san fermin,
- pamplona
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