Barbara Woolsey
The Indian State Where Everyone Eats Beef
For India's Hindu majority, cattle are considered holy beings and are protected from slaughter almost everywhere in the country. But in the southern state of Kerala, people have been enjoying beef for 2,000 years.
This Sake Sommelier Wants You to Stop Drinking Crappy Hot Sake
Think you don't like sake? Motoko Watanabe of Zenkichi says that's because you've been drinking mass-produced swill that's served boiling hot to mask its crappiness.
How Two Dutch Chefs Are Reinventing Berlin's Restaurant Scene
Serving an eclectic menu that includes Dutch bitterballen and baba au rhum, Lode & Stijn is the antidote to Berlin restaurants decked out in mismatched vintage furniture.
Meet the Student Using His Master's Thesis to Unite His Local Music Scene
A software engineer wants to bring his city's music communities together.
Artisan Cheesemaking Has Arrived in India
Tina Khan, an artisan cheesemaker in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, is one of a select few trying to pioneer cheese in the country.
Meet the French Red Wine That Germany Made Better
Thought it's made in France, Rotspon is bottled and sold in Germany, where many say that it tastes even better than the stuff back in Bordeaux.
The Dutch Love of Salty Licorice Will Never Die
Drop, as it’s called in Dutch, is black licorice flavored with ammonium chloride, an ingredient that’s often found in cough syrup. You can say it’s an acquired taste.
My Introduction to Boza, the Breast-Enhancing Proto-Beer of Bulgaria
For Bulgarians, boza tastes of tradition, childhood, and the old country. For someone who hasn't been drinking it their entire life, it tastes like breadmaker slop that’s been sitting around for days.
Marzipan Pigs Are the Sweetest Way to Celebrate New Year's in Germany
In the German language, Schwein gehabt or “having a pig” means being lucky, and giving away little porkies made of sugar and almond paste is a New Year’s tradition meant for good fortune.
This 200-Year-Old Marzipan Factory Makes an Entire German Town Smell Like Candy
Real-deal marzipan is still made the old-fashioned way in Lübeck, Germany, where an army of candy artisans is preparing for the holidays.
This Beer Sommelier Is Trying to Teach Germans to Drink American Brews
Sylvia Kopp is one of the world’s top beer sommeliers and Europe’s official American craft beer ambassador, but at home some people equate her taste with heresy.