Armenian cooking

Don’t try to Shanghai our national fruit!

Visitors to just-opened Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China can stroll through the Apricot Garden, showcasing Armenia's cherished fruit. They'll see…

14 years ago

A book that lifts the veil on ethnic warfare

My long-time friend and former colleague Lou Salome has written a book based on his years of reporting from war…

15 years ago

America’s getting taste of the good stuff

Robyn and I were drooling our way through our local Whole Foods the other day, marveling at how expertly they…

15 years ago

The Hummus War: Weapons of Mashed Confection

Have you heard about the Hummus War? It's sort of funny, but it's no joke. CNN reports that Lebanon has…

15 years ago

Mothers – and their (Yalanchi) Recipes- are Special!

We’ve been trying to do our part by helping to preserve treasured recipes passed down to family, friends and to…

15 years ago

We are what our ancestors ate

Harry Bichakjian, my maternal grandfather I had a chat with my doctor about weight. Hers as well as mine. She's…

15 years ago

Remembering Armenians in the Catskills

Maybe you think of the Catskill Mountains as the Borscht Belt, but I remember when the heights around Tannersville, New…

15 years ago

Like mother, like daughter

Our daughter Mandy lives in a perpetual whirlwind -- and she loves it. Mandy works at a cutting-edge marketing company…

15 years ago

Shish Kebab (Khorovatz)- The Video Sequel!

Last summer, we got the bright idea to enter a shish kebab video in a national lamb-cooking contest. We figured…

15 years ago

What we learn from You (and YouTube)

We continue to be amazed at the popularity of YouTube in general, and at the response to our own videos…

15 years ago

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