Something changes on Upper Egypt’s cruise ships once the sun starts dropping behind the sandstone cliffs. Pans clatter in a galley barely bigger than a shipping container. Garlic and cumin hit hot oil, and the smell drifts up through the stairwells before anyone’s officially called to the table. By the time the gangplank comes up…
Cairo has a way of making food part of everyday life. Early in the morning, vendors prepare ful and taameya for commuters, while small restaurants serve steaming bowls of koshari throughout the day. Nearby, traditional markets fill with shoppers choosing fresh produce, spices, and ingredients for Egyptian home cooking. Exploring Cairo street food offers travelers…
Valencia is an easy city to do in a day, largely because the sights sit in a line. The old town is at one end and the City of Arts and Sciences is at the other, with a long park running between them in the bed of a river that was moved out of the…
A burger might be heavy. The box does not necessarily need to be. For a restaurant serving hundreds of takeaway orders each week, packaging is more than something that holds the food. Boxes need to be stored, assembled, stacked, carried and transported. Small differences in size and weight can become surprisingly important when the same…
I went to Hvar expecting to write about lavender ice cream and fancy harbor restaurants. I came back with a notebook full of fish stew recipes, an ongoing argument about the correct potato-to-fish ratio, and a mild addiction to a cheap sardine sandwich sold from a hut behind the market. This is a food island,…
Street food is one of the best parts of traveling, festivals, markets, and busy city weekends. The problem usually is not finding something good to eat. It is stopping yourself from trying everything in the first hour. A few rich dishes, fried snacks, sweet drinks, and desserts can leave you feeling uncomfortably full long before…
