[This article was first published in 2012.] In the 1920s, there were 80,000 geisha in Japan.* Today, there are approximately 1,000 left, and under 200 live in the city of Kyoto (where they are called geiko). Although they are still…
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Even for those people who don’t know much about Dubai, they will usually have heard of the artificial palm island the city created out of sand. On my first trip to Dubai this winter*, I actually stayed on the Palm…
Once known for big box stores and chain restaurants, Phoenix, Mesa and their neighbours have been turning their attention to local farms and growers over the last few years and have created a surprisingly independent food scene. Chefs are choosing…
After the obligatory visits to The Louvre, Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower, take a step away from the hoards of people. Keep stepping all the way back to the 20th arrondissement (district), where conventional Paris becomes funktified into unknown…
It’s that time of the year again when January rolls around and we feel a bit bloated from the holidays and New Years Eve shenanigans. In comes Dine Out Vancouver, an annual festival for food lovers that helps get us…
“We specialize in Indonesian Rijsttafels and these are the dishes you receive with rice.” My server, dressed in Indonesian attire, smiles as I look with wide eyes over the lengthy list of dishes at Puri Mas* in Amsterdam. “And this is…
