Introduction

From Cradle of Flavor, 2006

Thai Soul

A fiery-hot, vividly flavorful green papaya salad defines the cooking of the remote Isan region—spicy, bright, and pure

From Saveur, June/July 2003

The Taste Makers

Givaudan’s chemists don’t cook; they collect headspace

From Saveur, January-February 2002

A Tableful of Spice

Nasi Padang is Indonesia’s real rijsttafel, or rice table—a vivid, earthy, and lavish feast

From Saveur, April 2002

The Spice of Time

In the Malaysian state of Malacca, long mingled cultures have yielded a pungent, delicious cuisine

From Saveur, September-October 2001

Lady Baltimore Eats

Charm City’s food is old-time funky fun

From Saveur, September-October 1999

Dinner Theater, U.S.A.

A reporter journeys into the heartland and discovers that there’s a whole lot more than prime rib at the end of the rainbow

From American Theatre, April 1998