Steve Dolinsky

The interior of Andres Carne de Res

Bombastic decor. A 72-page menu. But it’s the food that draws people to this restaurant in Bogota.

Culture

It’s all about choice and serving the best Colombian food at this restaurant. But the decor? “It’s sort of like the House of Blues meets Disneyland meets Monty Python.”

bandeja paisa

This delicious high-calorie Colombian dish should come with a warning label

Culture
Vietnamese Banh Mi sandwich from Ba Le restaurant in Dorchester, MA.

Come along on a tasting tour of some of Boston’s best international cuisine

Food
Cuy (guinea pig) with yucca cream at Maido, a restaurant in Lima, Peru

Immigration fuels a hot Asian fusion food scene in Lima

Food
The lobster rolls at The Clam Digger, a restaurant in New Brunswick, Canada

A tidier, more polite lobster roll … courtesy of Canada

Food
The World

Music heard on the air for August 29, 2014

Music Heard on Air

These are the tunes played between segments on The World for Friday, August 29, 2104

Bacon wrapped with naan bread at Dishoom cafe in London

Indian food in London goes upscale and creative — naan, bacon and chili tomato jam anyone?

Lifestyle & Belief

Food writer Steve Dolinsky is just back from London, where he has been sampling some seriously upscale Indian food. Gone is the $7.95 all-you-can-eat buffet. The British capital now has more than half a dozen Indian places with coveted Michelin stars. Bacon wrapped with naan. Need we say more? Food writer Steve Dolinsky is just back from London, where he has been sampling some seriously upscale Indian food. Gone is the $7.95 all-you-can-eat buffet. The British capital now has more than half a dozen Indian places with coveted Michelin stars. Bacon wrapped with naan. Need we say more?

‘Give me cheese curds and give me gravy.’ This festival in Canada is devoted to poutine

Lifestyle & Belief

Over 100 restaurants in four Canadian cities brought out their best poutine dishes for a week-long celebration of Canada’s favorite dish. Steve Dolinsky visits one establishment, with over 28 types of poutine on the menu.

A Nobel Peace Prize for legalizing marijuana — why not?

Global Scan

Uruguay made waves when it legalized the possession, consumption and manufacturing of marijuana. Now, the president has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. A 12-year-old discovers a new species of giant jellyfish. And just what would it take for New York City to host a winter Olympics? All that and more, in today’s Global Scan.

There’s a street in Tokyo where the sushi is amazing, except you can’t eat it

Arts, Culture & Media

Food writer Steve Dolinsky explores the epicenter of the world’s fake food on Kappabashi Street in Tokyo, Japan.