PAST'S PRESENT; EMERGING FROM A TURBULENT PAST, ARMENIA IS CAUGHT IN A CLASH OF OLD AND NEW AS IT EMBRACES CAPITALISM The Straits Times (Singapore) November 3, 2009 Tuesday The Armenian taxi driver was an instant friend. I had...
SIDON: The squalid carbuncle that is Sidon dump rises from the sea just a five minute drive from the center of one of Lebanon’s most picturesque and historic towns. Originally created to dispose of debris from buildings bombed...
“Authentic” is a word thrown around the foreign restaurant scene with abandon. It lures diners in with the promise of being transported to a faraway land where they rub elbows with locals fresh from a National Geographic photo...
San Diego's near-perfect climate means picnic outings don't have to be reserved for just the summer months. Whether it is staged at a favorite waterside spot, a neighborhood park or backcountry retreat, an outdoors repast can...
David Sax doesn't want delicatessens to disappear. Determined to champion the cuisine he'd grown up loving, Canadian journalist David Sax undertook a six-nation tasting tour. He'll talk about the resulting book, Save the Deli:...
Bigger is better at Big Al’s Deli on Marco Island. Serving up regular-sized hoagies, sandwiches, wraps and salads for under $7 is what they do. Owners Tom and Linda Hanson have ran the establishment for 10 years and they cater...
The restaurant's beet-and-goat cheese terrine, duck leg confit and potato gnocchi are the kind of dishes you could find at a contemporary American outpost . . . frankly, just about anywhere. While charcuterie has become the...
Sophocles (sof'uklēz) [key], c.496 B.C.–406 B.C., Greek tragic dramatist, younger contemporary of Aeschylus and older contemporary of Euripides, b. Colonus, near Athens. A man of wealth, charm, and genius, Sophocles was given...
On 17 September, US President Obama announced a considerable change on US plans for the deployment of BMD assets in Europe. Both the President and Defence Secretary Robert Gates stressed that these changes are in view of...
I have always liked wine bars. The idea of sitting casually around a table, trying new wines and nibbling on cheese, is one that I like more than, say, munching on popcorn at the movies or eating at a stuffy restaurant. Locally...



