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A zed, two noughts, and more | Zooba, Cairo

A zed, two noughts, and more | Zooba, Cairo

by David J Constable

"I discovered that koshari might have been invented by French settlers in the 19th century as a veggie dish called couches de riz. Other outlets even have the gall to blame the British"

David J Constable on Venissa, Venice

David J Constable on Venissa, Venice

by David J Constable

"Venice is also a flirty temptress to the solo idler, the wandering daydreamer and the inquisitive traveller"

Casa Maria Luigia, Modena | Dear Jessica…

Casa Maria Luigia, Modena | Dear Jessica…

by David J Constable

"I can’t think of anything more personal and amorous than being cooked breakfast by someone in the Italian countryside; being poured steaming coffee from the mocha pot as plates of smoked cotechino sausage with zabaione and freshly-baked cookies arrive"

My father, Marilyn Monroe and Dom Perignon

My father, Marilyn Monroe and Dom Perignon

by Karen Krizanovich

"This act of blind tasting started the rumour that he was blind (he wasn’t)"

All going south | Sorn, Bangkok

All going south | Sorn, Bangkok

by David J Constable

"I could see into the kitchen, where militant staff stood behind large, fire-scorched clay vessels filled with rice, stirring"

The ages of Attica

The ages of Attica

by Neil D.A. Stewart

"to season food with native saltbush and pepperberry is not exotic for people who have lived off the land for unnumbered centuries"

Central to everything | The Peruvian magic of Virgilio Martínez

Central to everything | The Peruvian magic of Virgilio Martínez

by David J Constable

"Virgilio quite literally cooks Peru. He does not import or imitate. He creates"

Effervesce sense | Karen Krizanovich on winter sparklers

Effervesce sense | Karen Krizanovich on winter sparklers

by Karen Krizanovich

"It’s the FOMO champer for your hamper and I can’t believe I wrote that"

Nuema, Quito | Where does Ecuador fit?

Nuema, Quito | Where does Ecuador fit?

by David J Constable

"I suppose there is the coca plant, its leaves stripped to produce cocaine, but even coke is mixed with corn-starch these days, or so I am told"

Lagos to London, First class | Akoko

Lagos to London, First class | Akoko

by David J Constable

"African cooking and African cuisine is… well, it’s nothing. It doesn’t exist."