Articles Tagged with #food
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The Global Desk
Everything in This City Must
After six months in Leipzig, a German reporter asks the novelist what he’ll miss. But it’s back here in the United States where more dangerous questions take shape, none easily answered with good beer.
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Under the Thai Umbrella
Panang Curry Lasagna
A Chinese family ran the place. They put some Hainan-style dishes on the menu, but the restaurant was famed for its Western cuisine. The place had been around since the 193...
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Under the Thai Umbrella
Of North and South
Northern food is not native to my grandmother’s housekeeper, an Isan woman from the northeastern plateaus. It is historically the poorest part of the country, an unlucky territory...
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Gallery
Natura Morta
Inspired by Old Master still lifes, Paulette Tavormina’s photographs lie in an uncanny valley of beauty—dew-dappled flowers combined with jumping goldfish.
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Under the Thai Umbrella
Ja Mongkut
My favorite of all the sweets in Phetchaburi was ja mongkut. It’s barely the size of a bottle cap, golden yellow in color and shaped like a small...
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The Travel Desk
Rainy Night in Georgia
Even in the most forsaken corners of the Caucasus, daily life can boil down to domestic turmoil, hip-hop videos, and arguing over Bryan Adams’s nationality.
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Under the Thai Umbrella
Pad Thai
Yet it’s not entirely fair to complain about the authenticity of Pad Thai. It’s the noodle that’s the most Thai, and at the same...
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Under the Thai Umbrella
Kluay Buat Chee
Kluay buat chee is a simple Thai dessert made by cooking barely ripened Nam Wah bananas in sweetened coconut milk. In the genealogy of Thai dishes, it’s related...
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The Nature Desk
Hey, Bear
Warning: The great American wilderness is home to many hungry stomachs, including some that reside in animals weighing 600 pounds more than you. Also: They travel in groups.
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TMN Weekender
Chew Thoroughly
If you’re about to gnaw your arm off, why not take a break from the carrot sticks and sate your appetite with four delicious stories about food? Ready...
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Lunch Poems
J. Y. Strain
J. Y. Strain lives and works in Bloomington, Ill. This poem is dedicated “for my brother, regarding his ride.” I’d Like to See You at Thanksgiving ...
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Our Passions, Our Day Jobs
The Death of Farmbrain
These days, everyone seems to enjoy tending chickens and eating local. But lifestyles are rarely ways of life, and the grain that goes into our daily bread is still easiest to obtain from giant operations. Visiting a dying small farm shows why.