A taxi drivers quest for the best restaurants in New York, Buenos Aires, Berlin and beyond - driven by the food wisdom of cabbies.
Link: taxigourmet.com
[...] I’ve spent the past year getting into random New York taxis and asking drivers to deliver me to their favorite things to eat. While not every adventure led to something delicious, I ate a lot of food that earned exalted status in my taste memory. If I had 24 hours to eat in New ...
This blog is not dead. It’s on book leave. After five years, three hemispheres, and a lot of cab rides, I finally get to tell the story behind the story of Taxi Gourmet. Driving Hungry , the book based on this blog, is coming out in 2014 – and it’s the reason I’ve become a lapsed blog...
Istanbul in Berlin: 5 (Great) Cabbie-Recommended Eateries April 16, 2012 Disclaimer : What you are about to read is an example of shameless self-promotion. However, if you love to eat, and you love to explore new places through food, it may be worth your while. A summer of getting int...
I didn’t believe the taxi driver when he told me the pizza at Zeus – a tacky storefront near the party streets in Friedrichshain in what used to be East Berlin – was worth stopping for. It wasn’t the McDonald’s-colored sign that put me off. It was the impression that Zeus is trying to...
Driving Hungry, and 5 Hints from a Struggling Writer in Uncategorized After five years, three hemispheres, and a lot of cab rides, I finally get to tell the story behind the story of Taxi Gourmet. Oh, _________. Read more » April 16, 2012 Istanbul in Berlin: 5 (Great) Cabbie-Recommend...
Tucuman-style empanadas. Photo by Ryan Bird July 9 is independence day in Argentina, and I wanted to celebrate by re-sharing the story of a taxi adventure that led to what became one of my favorite things to eat in Buenos Aires: Tucumán-style empanadas at La Aguada, in Barrio Norte. “...
This blog is not dead. It’s on book leave. After five years, three hemispheres, and a lot of cab rides, I finally get to tell the story behind the story of Taxi Gourmet. Driving Hungry , the book based on this blog, is coming out in 2014 – and it’s the reason I’ve become a lapsed blog...
