Looking through photos of the pre-pandemic travel days, I began to feel nostalgic for something unusual…or so I thought, until coming across news of Malaysians being able to order AirAsia meals at Kuala Lumpur malls. Then, in October 2020, I found out about Singapore Airlines catering economy and business class meals to private residences. Folks, […]
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A Tale of Six Ceviche
Ceviche (seh-VEE-chay) — or, is it cebiche? — is one of Peru’s most famous culinary exports, although its origins are indeed a mystery. It might have stemmed from the Incas, who discovered that chicha, or fermented maize, could help preserve seafood. Perhaps it was the Spanish conquistadors from Andalusia, who introduced different citruses such as […]
A Brief Food Tour of Mexico City
I’d like to share with you a few highlights from my own Mexico City food tour. The hope is that it will become a series documenting Mexico’s variegated cuisines, and thus inspiring travel to less-visited regions. Let’s start with two examples of comida callejera, or street food. Green chorizo, what?! Hailing from the city of […]
Restaurant Review: The Allium at The Athenee Hotel Bangkok
There’s too much food in Bangkok. Whether you’re there for street food, ample buffets, or restaurants, Thailand’s capital manages to combine a diversity of flavors and cuisines with quality. Consequently, for those of you stuck in the indecisive camp, let me make a recommendation– The Allium at The Athenee Hotel Bangkok. Address-wise, it’s a very […]
Airport Supermarkets
As much as I personally love finding new foods to eat, I feel that much better when I can share some of the findings with family and friends. Though, it would be fair to say I don’t always remember to get to a city supermarket for some last-minute local food souvenir shopping. Enter: airport supermarkets. […]
My Podcast Interview by the World Food Travel Association
Earlier this spring, I was interviewed by the affable Erik Wolf, a fellow food traveler, and creator of the World Food Travel Association; the non-profit organization was started in 2003 as a way to promote international culinary cultures in a sustainable manner. Our discussion was for the World Food Travel Association podcast, in which we […]
Review: Los Angeles American Airlines Flagship Lounge
In many ways, the Los Angeles American Airlines Flagship Lounge is the opposite of the Nagoya Centrair Airline Lounge. For starters, it has food. And windows. But it’s awfully meaningless to compare two places that aren’t competing for your time. What I can say with conviction is that American Airlines’ terminal in Los Angeles (LAX) — Terminal […]
Japanese Convenience Stores: Oh, The Flavors You’ll Try
I didn’t grow up going to convenience stores in the United States, in part because they weren’t really a thing. Then, once I started visiting other parts of the country, I found them to be torturous for the five senses. Aromas didn’t seem human — or edible — and whatever “food” that was sold was […]
