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2015 was a good year to be a passionate eater in Berlin. When I landed here in 2010, this was still a city where many people avoided restaurants altogether. And now? Berlin is drawing more and more young chefs and restaurateurs. Compared to Paris, London and New York, the barriers …

Five years ago this month, just before leaving New York City for Berlin, I compiled a list of my 15 favorite cabby-recommended dishes in the Big Apple. Of course, a lot has changed in five years: some restaurants have closed, some have raised their prices, and some have, unfortunately, lowered …

I spent more time with my manuscript than doing taxi adventures in 2014, so this list is a little thin. I hereby resolve to make it fatter in 2015. In any case, I wanted to tell you about a few of my favorite dishes from this past year – some …

This is the third in a series of posts about how Taxi Gourmet the blog led to Driving Hungry the book. In Part 1, I wrote about how I found my agent. In Part 2, I described what went into writing my book proposal. In Part 4, I’ll talk about …

This is the first in a series of posts about how I got my book deal, i.e. how Taxi Gourmet led to Driving Hungry. In Part II, I’ll write about putting together the book proposal and closing the book deal. In Part III, I’ll write about the writing/editing process. In …

There is a lot of bad baklava in this world. If you,ve ever fallen victim to soggy, honey-soaked, butter-laden pastry where nuts get lost and no amount of strong coffee can beat back the sweetness, you know what I,m talking about. The only thing bad about the baklava at Güllüoglu …