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Pandan 101
EnlargeCredit: James Oseland The fragrant plant Pandanus amaryllifolius, variously known as pandanus leaf, pandan, and screwpine in English, is a beloved aromatic throughout Southeast Asia. In the...
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Fire in the Desert
EnlargeCredit: Jim Urqhart/ ReutersBurning Urge Every summer, tens of thousands of “burners” descend on the Black Rock Desert, toting survival supplies for the weeklong performance-art fantasia called...
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Kernel of Truth
EnlargeCredit: Ingalls PhotographyAlthough most recipes for amaretti, the Italian version of macaroons, call for almonds, the original recipe included armellines, the kernels from inside apricot pits,...
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Kirkland, Washington: The Woodmark Hotel
I love Seattle. I love its coastline with its mist-shrouded islands. I love the wharfside Pike Place Market, where grown men play catch with fresh salmon. I love the otters in the waterfront aquarium,...
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Win an Exclusive Culinary Getaway to Virginia
EPICURIENCE VIRGINIAPicture a food and wine festival so unique that no existing name quite fit. A food and wine experience so epic, in fact, that we’re calling it something completely new Epicurience...
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Burgundy, France: Marc Meneau's L’Espérance
There are two reasons why a traveler might find herself in Burgundy’s drowsy, windswept hill town of Vézelay: to catch a glimpse of the relics of Mary Magdalene housed in its soaring 12th-century...
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Kennebunkport, Maine: Hidden Pond Resort
I forget how much I love the smell of the Maine woods until I step out of the car onto pine needle-flecked dirt and drink in a big sip of fresh air. I grew up in New Hampshire, just a 15 minute drive...
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Maine: State of Bliss
Enlarge Natives of Maine are a discreet breed, prizing modesty and restraint above other virtues. "Don't brag," local mothers caution their children when they win a spelling bee, an Oscar, or a...
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The Itinerary: Two Perfect Days in Camden, Maine
EnlargeCredit: Catherine Smart Growing up in the Northeast, Maine always meant vacation, as it does for many: Sandwiching s’mores around a crackling campfire in Acadia, dipping toes into icy tidal...
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Maine's Belgian Beer Mecca
EnlargeCredit: Ebenezer's Pub Several years ago, I started to hear rumors about some ridiculously great beer wonderland deep in Maine’s lush interior, near where Stephen King has his summer redoubt....
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Where We're Eating: The Towne Fryer
EnlargeCredit: Laura Sant I was heading west along Route 1 near Whiting, Maine, for a mid-week lunch with a carful of hungry writers. Soaking in the lush green hills dotted with lakes we almost blew...
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Sky High
EnlargeCredit: Ingalls Photography Believe it or not, some of the most remarkable spirits I've had have been consumed at 30,000 feet in the air. Though cocktails may be an entitlement that's mostly...
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Miami, Florida: The Mandarin Oriental
When I started planning a peaceful getaway with my husband somewhere in my home state of Florida, Miami wasn't the first place to come to mind. But to my surprise, a four-day weekend at the Mandarin...
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Sembharachi Kodi (Goanese Shrimp Curry)
EnlargeCredit: Ingalls Photography SERVES 4 Ingredients 1 lb. medium shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails on 1 cup grated fresh or frozen coconut 1 tsp. cumin seeds 3 chiles de árbol, stemmed 2 plum...
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Christmas on the Coast
EnlargeCredit: Ingalls Photography It was a tropical Christmas, steaming hot and bright as an egg yolk. Mosquitoes buzzed, gray-backed monkeys rummaged through the mango trees. The geese that live in...
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The Last Tappers
EnlargeCredit: James Oseland I remember that rainy evening 17 years ago. Crickets pierced the wet air with their shrill harmony, as my mother struggled to bring to life her smoky stone stove, blowing...
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Pongal: The Year’s Sweetest Taste
EnlargeCredit: Kelly Campbell So much has changed in Molasur. I used to drive past this isolated agricultural hamlet in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu on my way home to the nearby town of...
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The Heart of South India
EnlargeCredit: Penny de los Santos I am in Rajahmundry, a town on the banks of the mighty Godavari River, as part of a slow, delicious journey to explore the many, varying cuisines of Andhra Pradesh. I...
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Cooking Cousins
EnlargeCredit: James Oseland My in-laws' house in southwest India, on Kerala's coast, is normally very quiet. But whenever Jayanti, my mother-in-law Shyamala's cousin, is in town, it comes alive as the...
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Mango: King of Fruits
EnlargeCredit: James Roper Each summer, mango season brings India to its knees. It's a time when everyone comes together to celebrate the fragrant, yellow-fleshed fruit. People eat it for breakfast,...
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