Snake Liquor on the Mekong Alchemy would be too strong a word, but there was a crude sorcery at work in Chang’s brew: it tasted of expired medicine and broken dreams.
Guts and Glory in Tokyo’s Golden Gai Thankfully, though its rude to turn down a drink in Japan, there’s nothing in the social code about keeping it down.
In Praise of Porridge Every porridge tastes a little the same. It’s the sameness that makes me feel like maybe Chengdu is not so impenetrable.
Hanging Ten in Taiwan A fear of the ocean and restricted coastlines once prevented people from heading to the beach, but a group of surfers are turning the tide on this subtropical island.
Metamorpolis: Q&A with Tim Franco A portrait of the megacity of Chongqing in southwest China, where millions are witnessing unprecedented urbanization and having to adapt to new worlds.
Candid Camera in Georgian Wine Country I never found out what grape it was made from, but it smelled astoundingly like strawberries, and tasted both dusty and bright, with a fair amount of tannins.