Let’s say, It’s been a long day and you find yourself wantin’ to ‘bus a lime’ and chill out for a
while, but you’re hungry. Your taste buds get to feelin’ a little Trini and you
decide you’d like some roti with all your favorite
fillings. Only problem is all the Caribbean restaurants in your neighborhood are closed and you’re forced to
make your beloved island dish. No prob. Roti lover’s gather around as I found a
pretty easy recipe guide to one of Trinidad’s culinary
delights. Throw on some calypso, turn up the heat and get in the kitchen. When you’ve finished you might
want to switch to some Marley, grab your Carib, call up some friends and chow down on your delicious roti together.
REALLY Good Friday With Beer
Good Friday has passed. And the Pope is sadly no longer with us. But for those still in the
religious spirit, hhere is a great NPR audio
story to listen to.
In the Mexican state of Chihuahua, the Tarahumara Indians observe Holy Week in an unusual way. NPR’s John Burnett
shows how the annual religious drama has been affected with the addition of a a sacred social lubricant,
a corn beer called tesguino. And how during Easter Week the entire town becomes like a mixture of Animal House and
The Mission.
Listen to the NPR story
Locals Like Loca Luna in Little Rock
Loca Luna is a favorite casual kind-of dining place the locals dig
and bring their out-of-state visitors for a good selection of American food in Little Rock, AR. Lunch
provides you with tasty gourmet Southern foods like home-style veggies, pot roast, chicken fried steaks, and
dumplings. Find yourself there at dinner and the menu changes for a more international
approach with a southern twist, of course. The bistro’s atmosphere can be largely compared to a
trendy diner in San Francisco or New Orleans and there is always something there for everyone. Sounds
cozy to me.
Travel epinions
Have you ever spent some time checking out travel opinions
on epinions? This is honestly not a bad way to go when you’re in
search of honest info about a place or trip. The regions are broken out geographically so you can search, say, Mexico
and Oaxaca and learn all about the place from
people who, presumably, have been there. Nopt all of the places have a ton of reviews, but some do, and chances are if
you’re going someplace soon, there will be at least SOME useful information. Maybe you can pick up a tip on a place to
stay or a good restaurant.
Sightseeing Author on NPR
Jen Leo over at Written Road
once raved about this guy and his book,
Sightseeing, which is all about Thailand and aspects of that country that you probably don’t know very well. (surprise:
yes, there is more to Thailand than Pad Thai and Soi Cowboy). He writes about class struggles, street gangs and
innkeepers who mistrust westerners. All good stuff. In
this NPR piece, the writer, Rattawut
Lapcharoensap reads from “Farangs,” one of the stories in his award-winning collection. I actually read this story way
back when in Granta and quite liked it. Give a listen.