Attention all Greeks! All friends of Greeks! All people who’ve ever visited Greece! All residents of Astoria and Melbourne! All Manhattan- and Brooklynites who don’t really get what’s so cool about Queens! Hell, just anyone who really likes coffee! This new book, Frappe Nation, by Vivian Constantinopoulos and Daniel Young, is truly wonderful. But first, [...]
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Sushi is not my forte. I get all worried when I start reading how-tos, because they’re very persnickety, and there doesn’t seem to be much wiggle room at all. Then I found this site: Make My Sushi. First I watched the “funny sushi video” (link in the left column), then I read about how to [...]
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Continuing on the theme of my Budget Travel piece on how to choose a guidebook, here’s a good piece comparing several books to the same destination: Guidebook Smackdown! It was very interesting to see that Frommer’s ranked high for sharp opinion–I guess the only one I’ve read is the New Mexico one. Its first-person tone–which [...]
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I have to admit to a slight feeling of smugness when I say: I eat everything. I have never “watched” what I eat or otherwise been concerned with my health and weight, and I’m doing just fine, thank you. Maybe I’m lucky, but I also think moderation and cooking for myself does the trick. La [...]
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I'm Zora O'Neill. I travel and eat. I'm a:
*Guidebook author for Lonely Planet, Moon and Rough Guides
*Co-author of cookbook Forking Fantastic! Put the Party back in Dinner Party
*Expert on Amsterdam, Egypt, New Mexico and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
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