Award-winning journalist specializing in Asia, labor and the supply chain. I blog about food for fun.

A dyeing industry in southern India

A dyeing industry in southern India

The National, February 14, 2012 view full post »
America's Tastiest Streets

America’s Tastiest Streets

UPDATE: APRIL 19, 2012 view full post »
Formula 1 Half Done

Formula 1 Half Done

Open, April 2, 2011 view full post »
The Fixer

The Fixer

GOOD, Issue 012 view full post »
Big Fat Kashmiri Banquet

Big Fat Kashmiri Banquet

Motherland, Issue #3, March 2011 view full post »
Calling The Shots

Calling The Shots

South China Morning Post Magazine, January 22, 2012 view full post »
Mortgage Default: Landlord Edition

Mortgage Default: Landlord Edition

Mother Jones, July/August 2009 view full post »
The New China 

The New China 

GOOD, May 2008 view full post »
The Death of Disco

The Death of Disco

The Village Voice, July 2007 view full post »
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kindlydotheneedful: This is the famous Allan’s beef patty…

kindlydotheneedful: This is the famous Allan’s beef patty at Toronto’s Peanut Plaza. Jocelyn, who took this photo describes it as “light and not greasy.” She thinks its better than Christie’s on Flatbush.  Over the years, the Peanut Plaza h...
For the longest time, I’ve wanted to try the Owl of Minerva, the...

For the longest time, I’ve wanted to try the Owl of Minerva, the…

For the longest time, I’ve wanted to try the Owl of Minerva, the ubiquitous Toronto Korean chain.   At lunch today, Jocelyn and I settled into their First Markham Place location,  which contains enough strip mall Asian flavor to make Jonathan Gold...

My friend Ari’s amazing depiction of bodies being burned…

My friend Ari’s amazing depiction of bodies being burned on the Ganges River in India.