Clik here to view.
A Subcontinental Feast
We had a wonderful dinner party on Saturday night with a selection of Indian subcontinental food. The dinner was to celebrate the announcement of the secret marriage of a couple of friends and to give...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Roman Holiday
“Gladiactors” arguing outside of the Coloseum Metro Stop When in Rome – we did as the tourists do. We spent unspeakably hot days touring the Forum and Coliseum; spent a morning in the Capitoline Museum...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seven Dishes from Tibet
Butter Chicken The wind whistling across the cold, high, plain; sky-high mountains to the south and west and an endless desert to the north. You walk with your pack and your pony across the desolate,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Korean-BBQ Birthday at Honey Pig
Honey Pig – Interior This year, for the first autumn birthday, we took the family and a guest to a nearby Korean barbeque that has gotten some great reviews. Honey Pig really is a small slice of South...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Himalayan Heritage
PlayStop X Food not only nourishes us, but when well prepared, it can bring excitement, pleasure and contentment. When shared, it can bring dining companions together around the table as they enjoy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Taste of Burma in Downtown DC
PlayStop X Burmese Stupa Morning mist rises above the stupa like diaphanous tendrils from the forest floor as the sun warms the earth. Birds of all shapes and sizes clatter in the treetops...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Flavors of Uzbekistan
Bкусный Oбедающий Uzbek! PlayStop X Uzbekistan is a place to dream about: a far-away land of palaces, emperors, mosques and some of the world’s most beautiful stark and stunning scenery. A sigh, a sip...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Traveling the Roads of Arabia
Ha’il Stelae, ca.3500 BCE For the past forty years, archaeologists on the Saudi peninsula have been piecing together a pre-Islamic past featuring great city-states that had cultural and commercial...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An Evening in Tashkent
If you ever find yourself hungry in Tashkent and want a wonderful sit-down dining experience, go to The Caravan. The food is classic Uzbek: Lagman, Norin, Beshbarmak, and Manti, and it is very good....
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Review of the Viking Cookbook, An Early Meal
An Early Meal by Serra and Tunberg Raiders… conquerors… fierce in battle and strong in family. These are the images that the world has of Vikings. We know where they lived, and to some degree how they...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Spicy Asian – Authentic Szechuan in Ithaca
Wherever I go, for work or for personal travel, I like to hit a good restaurant during my trip. If that restaurant can be a Silk Road restaurant, all the better. I had the chance this past weekend to...
View ArticleFlavors of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is a place to dream about: a far-away land of palaces, emperors, mosques and some of the world’s most beautiful stark and stunning scenery. A sigh, a sip of tea, and no matter where you are,...
View ArticleTraveling the Roads of Arabia
For the past forty years, archaeologists on the Saudi peninsula have been piecing together a pre-Islamic past featuring great city-states that had cultural and commercial connections with the cities of...
View ArticleAn Evening in Tashkent
If you ever find yourself hungry in Tashkent and want a wonderful sit-down dining experience, go to The Caravan. The food is classic Uzbek: Lagman, Norin, Beshbarmak, and Manti, and it is very good....
View ArticleFood and Wine at Pheasant’s Tears
This is an essay that is long overdue. It’s been well more than a year since I ate delicious food paired with fantastic wines at Pheasants Tears tasting room in Sighnaghi, Georgia. The dishes and the...
View ArticleSpicy Asian – Authentic Szechuan in Ithaca
Wherever I go, for work or for personal travel, I like to hit a good restaurant during my trip. If that restaurant can be a Silk Road restaurant, all the better. I had the chance this past weekend to...
View ArticleGreat Szechuan in NYC’s Theatre District
We visit New York City a lot, usually to catch a Broadway play or two, or an exhibit at one of the city’s great museums. However much we love doing this, dining in the theatre district can be...
View ArticleFlavors of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is a place to dream about: a far-away land of palaces, emperors, mosques and some of the world’s most beautiful stark and stunning scenery. A sigh, a sip of tea, and no matter where you are,...
View ArticleTraveling the Roads of Arabia
For the past forty years, archaeologists on the Saudi peninsula have been piecing together a pre-Islamic past featuring great city-states that had cultural and commercial connections with the cities of...
View ArticleAn Evening in Tashkent
If you ever find yourself hungry in Tashkent and want a wonderful sit-down dining experience, go to The Caravan. The food is classic Uzbek: Lagman, Norin, Beshbarmak, and Manti, and it is very good....
View Article
