So the pages incorporate not only recipes — both traditional and updated — but side trips to Tbilisi and other places, Alexandre Dumas quotes, discussions of post-Soviet architecture, as well as the ...

Samarkand sits in Uzbekistan along the ancient Silk Road, where travelers and merchants once hawked their wares from China to the Mediterranean Sea. Food and travel writer Caroline Eden uses the ...

Cookbooks tend to divide into spatial categories: those that are close to home, essentially explorations of the author’s kitchen or family cuisine; and those that roam further afield to examine the ...

Taste of Persia by Naomi Duguid, Summers Under The Tamarind Tree by Sumaya Usmani, Samarkand by Caroline Eden and Eleanor Ford and Jerusalem: A Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi.(Vernon ...

When travel writer Caroline Eden visited the city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan, she was immediately taken not only by a skyline framed with domed mosques and Soviet-era monolithic buildings, but by ...

The latest food and drink reviews, recipes and info on the D-FW food scene. Heat oven to 375 F. Split and open the pita breads into 4 halves and cut these into thin triangles. Brush with olive oil and ...

Step into Samarkand, a city alive with history and flavor! From 100,000 Samsa dumplings cooked daily to the bustling Silk Road vibes, this tour showcases the best street food this ancient trading post ...