I’m just getting warmed up here, but my food experiences have been pretty darned interesting so far. The Ecuadorian and Liberian places pretty much rocked my little white world; the Liberian food definitely rocked my little white stomach. I’ve obviously eaten tons of Greek food in my life, but our whole night at Opa Opa! […]
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This is going to be a really, really long story. You’ve been warned. I have to say that I’m always a little bit embarrassed to walk into a real Greek restaurant in a place like Astoria, Queens. I’m half-Greek, the grandson of Greek immigrants who owned (surprise!) a Greek diner in Boston. My father was […] Read More >> |
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In a way, I suddenly feel like I’ve cheated myself: for my first two stops on the United Nations of Food (NYC) tour, I’ve sampled cuisines from countries that I’ve already visited. Pretty lame, huh? About six years ago, I spent a long weekend visiting an old friend in Krakow, Poland. Unless you’re Polish, you […] Read More >> |
