If so, there’s a chain of Asian restaurants scattered about the Persian Gulf that’s calling your name. Now I generally detest chains – get me to a mom & pop any day of the week – but sometimes you’re in a rush, sometimes you’re on a budget, and sometimes you just can’t eat any more damn mezze!! If that’s the … Read More
Exploring the Souk in Old Doha
The modern skyline of Doha, Qatar, is an otherworldly assortment of glass, steel and light; as flashy as Vegas and as incongruous in this swath of dessert as Tataouine. But just 10 minutes away are the low buildings, crowded streets, and windy roads of old Doha, including a charming souk, full of locals, tourists, and families into the late hours. … Read More
Not a War Zone: A New Take on Tradition in Nice
In Vieux Nice, there are dozens of places to order the classic menu: an appetizer, main, and dessert for a set price. There are also dozens of casual spots to dig into the Niçoise specialties: stuffed vegetables known as farcis, anchovy/onion pizza called pissaladiere; and socca, a chickpea flour pancake served simply, dusted only with black pepper. But at … Read More
Loft Cafe: Modern Dining in Old Donetsk
Tucked inside a nondescript glass office building, which is itself tucked between the Donbass Palace and Tequila Sushi Boom Boom – i.e. not terribly easy to find – Loft Cafe is perhaps the only restaurant in Donetsk that feels like a proper modern, hip eating establishment. No weird Soviet kitsch, no ham sushi. The restaurant is sleek and well-lit, with … Read More
Tequila Sushi Boom Boom. BOOM!
I couldn’t possibly come up with anything more interesting as a title than the actual name of this restaurant, located in central Donetsk. There is tequila. There is sushi. There may or may not be boom boom. It is a mystery. When I asked the only other customer in the restaurant, he didn’t have much to say. When I looked … Read More