Tom Vartabedian is one of the good guys in the fast-shrinking world of old-fashioned newspaper reporting. I’m talking about the kind of reporting that depends on…
Posts Published by Douglas Kalajian
Khavourma and Union City, New Jersey are a 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 Up North. But this is…
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 in mezze dishes when company…
In Remembrance
We’re leaving our plates and pans in the cupboard as we join the rest of the country in reflecting on the terrible events that occurred 10 years…
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 doesn’t measure up — the…
Learning to live in a 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 could smell the onions. Onions…
What does peace taste like? (Hint: Lamb is a good guess!)
Why would Public Radio of Armenia do a report on a culinary team based in Israel? This photo offers a good clue. Chef Sarkis Yacoubian, proudly…
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 show that featured Lebanon, but…
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 telephone over the clatter of…
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 alone in the kitchen and…