Two year old Contra in the Lower East side is still very much an innovator on the culinary scene with its brilliant five-course tasting menu for the ‘modest’ sum of $67 (it used to…

Few things can rival the smell of baking bread at home, especially if that bread is a Finnish Pulla with its amazing cardamom scent wafting through every room. The mildly sweet Finnish braided bread…

It may be the smallest of the Baltic States, but Estonia is packed full of medieval charm and cultural marvels, especially in its splendid capital – Tallinn. Dating back to the 13th century, the…

If you live in New York these days, chances are pretty high that you’ve ventured all the way up north of Central Park to Harlem for a few evenings, or to look for a…

Imitations of the culinary kind have not always succeeded, especially in the vegetarian world where ‘fake meats’ of questionable look and taste are often spotted. There are many exceptions though and I love to…