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The vegetarian Punjabi dish chole bhature—curried chickpeas with fried bread—is one of the most popular breakfasts in North India. It’s not tough to understand why: It’s a spicy plate of legumes paired with puffy,…
Posted by: Laura Siciliano-Rosen on Sunday, January 8th, 2012
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Breakfast, chickpeas, chole bhature, curry, Delhi, dinner party, Indian food, recipe, Vegetarian | 2 Comments »
I am not one of those traveling foodists who makes reservations at all the top-tier restaurants in town when visiting a new city. In fact, I usually make none—when I travel these days, it’s to seek out a city’s most…
Posted by: Laura Siciliano-Rosen on Sunday, June 5th, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, england, historic food, London, review, The fat duck, traditional food, Travel | 6 Comments »
Why oh why, when faced with rows upon rows of fresh mole paste—as gorgeously colorful as they are complexly composed—in a Oaxacan market, did I not just buy a kilo (or five) of the stuff? This is the thought that…
Posted by: Laura Siciliano-Rosen on Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
Categories: Meditations | Tags: cooking, markets, Mexico, mole, Oaxaca, Travel | 7 Comments »
New Orleans is a special place for more reasons to count, but its gastronomy certainly ranks pretty high up there (followed closely, perhaps, by its open-container outside drinking laws). It is, after all, where the…
Posted by: Laura Siciliano-Rosen on Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: cooking, crawfish etouffee, Creole, dinner party, New Orleans, Southern food, Travel | 4 Comments »
While I’m not necessarily a fan of highly caloric, eat-for-protein, “Hungry Man”-type meals, put me in Colombia and I will gladly consume the bandeja paisa with relish. OK, to be honest, I only ate it once during my…
Posted by: Laura Siciliano-Rosen on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: bandeja paisa, Breakfast, Colombia, Queens, Travel | 4 Comments »
As one of your New York contributors, I thought it might be useful to highlight some of New York City’s best cheap eats. Heavens knows there’s enough in this city to lighten your wallet—it doesn’t…
Posted by: Laura Siciliano-Rosen on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: Bibim-Bar, Caracas Arepas Bar, Crif Dogs, East Village, Ippudo NY, Katz's Delicatessen, Luke's Lobster Roll, Manhattan, Momofuku Milk Bar, New York City, Nino's Pizza, Ramen Setagaya, Travel, Tuck Shop, Veselka, Wechsler's Currywurst & Bratwurst | 7 Comments »
“Okay, so first we’ll go to Vij’s, then tomorrow Sha-Lin, then we’ll do Deacon’s Corner for breakfast and beers at Alibi across the street when they open…at 5pm. And Phnom Penh on our last night, and Hapa…
Posted by: Laura Siciliano-Rosen on Saturday, September 19th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: Caffe Calabria, deacon's corner, Hapa Izakaya, Japa Dog, Phnom Penh, poutine, Red Fish Blue Fish, review, Sha-Lin, stage, Tojo's, vancouver, Victoria, vij's, Whistler | 7 Comments »