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SLIDE SHOW: In Thailand's Northeast, Simple, Honest Food
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A Writer's Risk: The Restaurant Life
After sampling street food from Shanghai to Bangkok, the author begins his next adventure: selling it himself.
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Sausage-Making on the Mekong River
Most outsiders probably don't associate Thai cooking with charcuterie--but they should. SLIDE SHOW I
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SLIDE SHOW: Sausage-Making on the Mekong River
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Why You Shouldn't Eat Shark Fin
Not just because of the cruelty involved in catching it. This Chinese delicacy simply doesn't taste good.
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How a Village Saved Its Fishery
A tiny Muslim village in Thailand revived its mangrove trees and brought back its shrinking fish population.
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Where Food Drives Out Politics
Even during a tumultuous year, there's one place in Thailand where everything is united: the market. SLIDE SHOW I
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SLIDE SHOW: Where Food Drives Out Politics
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Where Yam Is a Salad, Not a Potato
In Thailand, the term refers to a dish made up of vegetables, meat, or seafood, mixed with a simple dressing.
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Recipe: Salad of Pork, Young Ginger, and Squid
Recipe adapted from Thai Food by David Thompson.
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In Australia, Rethinking Shiraz
The author thought he couldn't stand the country's signature red. Then he went to Hunter Valley. SLIDE SHOW I
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SLIDE SHOW: In Australia, Rethinking Shiraz
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In Sydney, A Food Scene Emerges
The city's chefs combine local produce with Asian influences to create a new, unique cooking culture.
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China's Haunting Soups
The country's dense stocks evoke the past, even as some chefs abandon traditional ways of making them.
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Bangkok's Middle Eastern Oasis
In the middle of Bangkok's red light district, the author finds an unexpected patch of Islamic culture. SLIDE SHOW I
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SLIDE SHOW: Bangkok's Middle Eastern Oasis
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Mid-Autumn With Food and Family
Celebrating the Chinese festival with two sisters who had been separated for decades. SLIDE SHOW I
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SLIDE SHOW: Mid-Autumn With Food and Family
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Recipe: Waipo's Tofu with Crabmeat and Roe
This is a classic Shanghainese dish. It's rich and soothing, perfectly suited to the cold and damp winters there.
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When Waves (Almost) Ruin a Picnic
The author heads to a Thai island for a barbecue in the sun, but rough seas threaten to spoil the afternoon.
