Central Asian cuisine encompasses the traditional culinary practices of the region's five countries, whose methods of food preparation can be divided into two groups. Historically, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan were populated primarily by nomadic...

Asian cuisine is a term sometimes used in the West as an umbrella term for the various cuisines of East Asia and Southeast Asia and for fusion dishes based on combining them. It does not usually include Polynesian, Central Asia or Middle Eastern...

What's so special about Wolfeboro, N.H.?French President Nicolas Sarkozy is the latest celebrity to vacation in the resort town, located 100 miles from Boston on Lake Winnipesaukee.But Wolfeboro has a long history of hosting the rich and famous, including Monaco's Prince Rainier and Princess Grace,...

Last week, Ian Schrager finally opened a restaurant, Wakiya, in his fortress-like Gramercy Park Hotel. It surprised no one that reservations were a bitch; in fact, on Tuesday, opening day, a reservationist seemed mildly annoyed that we’d even bothered to try. The door policies at...

Can a gutsy woman entrepreneur do for Indian food in the Big Apple what others have done for burgers, pizza and tacos? Is America ready for curry to go like they order from McDonald's MCD? Is a sign that reads "36 billion samosas eaten" somewhere...

O n my second day in Cap Cana, a thunderstorm brought home the essence of this luxury resort in the Dominican Republic near Punta Cana. I’d taken a dip under clear blue skies in both the ocean and the Caletón Beach Club’s enormous swimming pool....