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In Taipei, Knowing How Little I Know 6 Aug 2013 | 01:40 pm
We recently spent six days in Taipei working on a food story. It wasn't our first time in the city; we spent almost 2 weeks there in 2010 and returned in 2011 for a much-too-short few days. After a d...
Nyonya Fireworks 18 Jul 2013 | 04:24 pm
Nyonya dishes are labor intensive and time consuming. It's said that the best are served in private homes. I believe that, because in Penang nothing I've eaten in any traditional Nyonya restaurant...
Get Your Grill On: The Liver-in-Diyarbakir Edition 14 Jul 2013 | 04:23 pm
A Diyarbakir kebap usta fans the flames If there is a country that loves grilling more than Turkey does, I don't know it. This is a population that stows barbecues in the trunks of cars, ready to...
Chatting on Portland, Oregon's KPAM: Turkish Regional Cuisines and Traveling to Eat 27 Jun 2013 | 10:27 pm
In lieu of the post I've been trying to finish for what seems like weeks (and may not finish for another, as we're currently in the USA visiting family), a couple of audio links. Shortly afte...
George Town: The State of the (Our) Stomach(s) 7 Jun 2013 | 01:57 pm
Chicken curry mee (yellow noodles), up the street from "famous" Teochew cendol (which is meh). The slivered torch ginger flower and fresh mint say "Penang". We had plans to be in Turkey right now. But...
Road Tripping in Turkey, or How to Self-Drive and Survive 28 May 2013 | 02:42 pm
Somewhere west of Inebolu last autumn I cannot overstate how much we love road-tripping in Turkey. As far as we're concerned, if you've got the time and can swing it financially, driving yourself is t...
In Tire, Pit Roast Lamb for Breakfast 17 May 2013 | 04:55 pm
I'd be the first to argue against a common misconception regarding the Turkish diet: that it revolves around lamb. While it's true that many Turks eat lamb, it's also true that many avoid it. Turkish ...
At Home in George Town 3 May 2013 | 11:53 am
Ten days ago we called a wrap on a couple assignments in Turkey, flew from Istanbul to Singapore, crashed for seven hours at Changi, then got on a plane home to Penang. The next day we drove to George...
The Wedding Caterer 23 Apr 2013 | 05:01 pm
Big pots propped over piles of smoking wood, lined up at the rear of a parking lot caught my eye around 8:30 one Saturday morning, as Dave and I were driving up the Bozburun peninsula. We flew by, lat...
As George Town Changes, One Thing Remains Constant 10 Apr 2013 | 01:24 am
George Town is changing fast. In the little over four years since we began visiting on a regular basis the city has sprouted a dozen boutique hotels (with more on the way), a bakery turning out Paris-...
