Douglas Kalajian

Not to brag, but . . . Tom Vartabedian says we’re doing OK!

Tom Vartabedian is one of the good guys in the fast-shrinking world of old-fashioned newspaper reporting. I'm talking about the kind…

13 years ago

Khavourma and Union City, New Jersey are perfect match!

After 30-plus years in Florida, we're used to feeling a little off-base when we get news of a fun event…

13 years ago

Pistachios charge ahead in the race for America’s taste

Pistachios were always around but rarely accessible when I was a kid. They were grown-up snack food that magically appeared…

13 years ago

In Remembrance

We're leaving our plates and pans in the cupboard as we join the rest of the country in reflecting on the…

13 years ago

Are the days of Armenia’s backyard butchers coming to end?

Our want of a good, local butcher is a source of endless grousing at our house. The grocery store just…

13 years ago

Learning to live in world of food without common scents

As a boy, I could always tell I was in an Armenian home even with my eyes closed because I…

13 years ago

What does peace taste like? (Hint: Lamb is good guess!)

Why would Public Radio of Armenia do a report on a culinary team based in Israel? This photo offers a good…

14 years ago

Did you see this? Anthony Bourdain on Armenian food

  Butter-basted Baby Sparrow Somehow, this got past me. I thought I saw the episode of Anthony Bourdain's Travel Channel…

14 years ago

Liana Aghajanian shares enthusiasm for Armenian food and for journalism

For thirty-some years, I was a journalist of the old school. I worked in crowded, smoke-filled newsrooms, shouting into the…

14 years ago

Snow Blind: A story retold for the digital age

This has been a wild year for me so far. It's a long story, but I've had to leave Robyn…

14 years ago

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