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Field Notes: September 2025
Paraense foods at COP 30, the link between cocaine and Amazon deforestation; a chifa in Brookyn; new restaurants in Lima; and more.
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Where to Eat: Lima, Peru's New Jorge Chavez Airport
A brand new terminal with options that finally reflect Peruvian gastronomy.
Sep 17
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Tepache con Rojo
The process of making the ceremonial drink in Santa María Tlahuitoltepec in northwestern Oaxaca, Mexico.
Sep 10
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Shava Cueva
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The Food That Made Us Human
The three part story on the origins of cuisine in South Africa.
Sep 3
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Storytelling & Biodiversity
Part III: The Food That Made Us Human.
Sep 2
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Guides
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Where to Eat: Lima, Peru's New Jorge Chavez Airport
A brand new terminal with options that finally reflect Peruvian gastronomy.
Sep 17
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Nicholas Gill
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Where to Eat: Manaus, Brazil
Indigenous cooking, palm fruit sandwiches, fried fish & markets.
Aug 25
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Where to Eat: Belém do Pará, Brazil
A center of regional Amazonian gastronomy and host of COP 30.
Jul 28
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Where to Eat: Bogotá, Colombia
Nuevo Colombian bistros, Afro-Colombian, regional cuisine, tasting menus, specialty coffee & more.
Jun 14
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Where to Eat: Lima, Peru
The ultimate guide of where to eat, drink and shop for food products in the Peruvian capital.
May 1
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Ecosystems
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Mouth Tingling Herbs, Armored Catfish & Palm Fruits of Pará
The edible ecosystem of the far Eastern Amazonian state in Brazil.
Jun 3
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Sea Truffles, Angelica & Guillemot Eggs on the Vestmannaeyjar Archipelago
The edible ecosystem of Iceland's Westman Islands.
May 31, 2024
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Theobromas, Wild Herbs & Freshwater Fish of San Martín
Cultivated and wild foods from the high Amazon and river valleys in central Peru.
Mar 6, 2024
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The Edible Plants of the Atacama Desert
Incredible flavors from slow growing herbs, fruits & flowers in northern Chile.
Jul 10, 2023
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Turtles, Palm Fruits & Lemon Ants of the Alto Rio Negro
Ingredients from the forests and rivers in this corner of the Brazilian Amazon.
Apr 29, 2023
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Episode #117: Nancy Matsumoto
Author of Reaping What She Sows: How Women Are Rebuilding Our Broken Food System.
Aug 28
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Where to Eat: Manaus, Brazil
Indigenous cooking, palm fruit sandwiches, fried fish & markets.
Aug 25
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Field Notes: August 2025
Trouble on Rainbow Mountain, an iconic Buenos Aires bar opens in DC, zero waste in Lima & Panamanian Geisha
Aug 20
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Episode #116: Elspeth Hay
Author of Feed Us With Trees: Nuts and the Future of Food
Aug 14
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Regional Foods
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The Colombian Caribbean
Typical foods from the arid coasts, tropical highlands & distant islands.
Nov 11, 2024
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Arequipa & Southwestern Peru
Typical foods from the Andean highlands, arid plains and Pacific coast.
Apr 19, 2024
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Mexico's Northern Yucatán Peninsula
Typical foods from around Mérida, Valladolid & Izamal.
Dec 5, 2023
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Bolivia’s Altiplano & Northern Andes
Regional foods from Lake Titicaca & the cities of El Alto, La Paz & Cochabamba.
Oct 4, 2023
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The Food of La Guajira
Typical recipes to seek out across this under-recognized region of northern Colombia.
Jan 10, 2023
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