travel + culture
Eliminating the Problem
Toilets are a big issue in Asian travel. I’ve taken to rating them.
11.22.06
- Keywords
- travel,
- asia,
- karen coates
travel + culture
Like a Rockpool
Ponytailed chef Neil Perry has broken into Melbourne with Rockpool Bar & Grill, an ambitious extension of his famous Rockpool back in his native Sydney.
11.14.06
- Keywords
- restaurants,
- australia,
- chefs,
- neil perry,
- pat nourse
travel + culture
Eating it up in London
Everyone says they must attend the World Travel Market, but I suspect that nobody really knows why they do, unless it’s to eat dinner in London.
11.10.06
- Keywords
- restaurants,
- london,
- u.k.,
- william sertl
travel + culture
They Like Us, They Really Like Us
A growing number of Japanese tourists suffer from Paris Syndrome, a psychological incapacitation brought on by the gap between the fairytale and the reality of a city.
11.08.06
- Keywords
- france,
- paris,
- alexander lobrano
travel + culture
What a Dumpling
There is discussionon egullet about where one can find the best xiao long bao, or Shanghai soup dumplings.
11.06.06
- Keywords
- restaurants,
- asia,
- shanghai,
- taipei,
- fuchsia dunlop
travel + culture
I'll Have the Aspic Special
A slightly wacky move is afoot to have French cuisine registered by UNESCO as a World Heritage listing.
11.03.06
- Keywords
- restaurants,
- chefs,
- france,
- labeling,
- alexander lobrano
travel + culture
You Can Get a Bad Meal in Italy
The American Academy in Rome has never been prized for its institutional food. Now, Alice Waters has come to the rescue with the Rome Sustainable Food Project.
10.25.06
- Keywords
- italy,
- produce,
- alice waters,
- mimi murphy
travel + culture
Hot Time in Thailand
The Phuket Vegetarian Festival’s a frenetic blend of clean living and self-flagellation: fire walking, body piercing and public baths in hot oil.
10.23.06
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- asia,
- thailand,
- vegetarian,
- karen coates
travel + culture
Santa Fe: Food 10; Art 3
Wat’s interesting about Santa Fe is the number of really great restaurants intermingled with the awful galleries.
10.20.06
- Keywords
- restaurants,
- santa fe,
- produce,
- ann patchett
travel + culture
Picnic in the Slow Lane
I ran into Alice Waters at Chez Panisse the other night, and she told me about driving home from Telluride with her daughter, Fanny.
10.18.06
- Keywords
- slow food,
- produce,
- vegetable,
- alice waters,
- peggy knickerbocker
