Category Archives: Outside DC

Santa Cruz, Bolivia bleg

Posted on 2014/08/10 by .

I’ll be there soon enough. Please tell me what to do, what to eat, and how to understand what I am doing. I thank you all in advance. Originally posted on Marginal Revolution – click to see comments and suggestions. … Continue reading →

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China fact of the day, or why Chinese food will decline in quality (and rise in safety)

Posted on 2014/07/27 by .

In the United States, at least 70 percent of all the food we eat each year passes through a cold chain. By contrast, in China, less than a quarter of the country’s meat supply is slaughtered, transported, stored or sold … Continue reading →

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Montreal bleg

Posted on 2014/06/20 by .

Where should I eat there? And what is the best place for vegetarian or Indian food? I thank you all in advance for whatever aid you can offer. Originally posted on Marginal Revolution – click to see comments and suggestions. … Continue reading →

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How to find good food in Chengdu

Posted on 2014/05/19 by .

1. Many people in Chengdu are experts on the local food scene. Recruit one of them, but don’t be shocked if they insist on paying for your meal every time. 2. Go downtown to the Crowne Plaza hotel, walk out … Continue reading →

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Shanghai notes

Posted on 2014/05/13 by .

Very good dumplings and noodle soups can be had on the streets in small restaurants for a dollar or two. When you look further afield I can recommend Yi Long Court, a very fine Cantonese restaurant in the Peninsula Hotel. … Continue reading →

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La Ciccia (and some thoughts on role models in universities)

Posted on 2014/04/23 by .

La Ciccia, web site, 291 30th Street, San Francisco, CA, 415-550-8114 [Zagat | SFGate | Ylp | KQED | Gayot] That is a Sardinian restaurant in San Francisco, and it was my pick from the San Francsico dining bleg from … Continue reading →

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I have one dinner in San Francisco

Posted on 2014/04/10 by .

It should be in a Tyler Cowen sort of place. Probably not in the center of town, but still in SF proper. Where should I go? Thank you for your suggestions. Originally posted on Marginal Revolution – click to see … Continue reading →

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Tyler Cowen’s West Bank ethnic dining guide

Posted on 2013/12/12 by .

I can recommend two places: 1. Siri (that is how they pronounced it, I don’t know the transliteration), a small restaurant on one of the main streets in the center of Ramallah. They serve hummus, foul, and foul ringed with … Continue reading →

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My longstanding quest for the ideal bibimbap

Posted on 2013/10/13 by .

Since the mid nineties I have been looking for a bibimbap that would stand above all others. A year ago I found it in Seoul, and yesterday I retraced my steps and visited again. As I entered, the woman in … Continue reading →

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What is the least known, great food pilgrimage in the United States?

Posted on 2013/09/10 by .

Could it be Hmong Village, 1001 Johnson Pkwy, Saint Paul, MN? It is a large indoor market, set in a warehouse, Hmong stores and stalls only, a kind of Eden Center (for those of you who know Falls Church, VA) … Continue reading →

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