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Past's Present: Emerging From A Turbulent Past, Armenia Is Caught In A Clash Of Old And New As It...
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...
Scavengers rummage for a living in Sidon's notorious dump
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...
Basilico Ristorante Italiano: An authentic Italian escape
“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...
Good to go: In a city blessed with great gourmet shops, why not picnic with the best?
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...
Pumpernickel and Dimed
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:...
Cheap Eats: More for less at Big Al’s
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...
Postcard From Tom: Minneapolis
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...
Who said: To a man who is afraid, everything rustles.
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...
Assessing the Iranian Missile Threat
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...
Dining: Naples Flatbread & Wine Bar ... catering to a variety of good tastes
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...
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