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Dumplings remind me of home

April 29th, 2017 | by Senhao Liu | published in Recipes, What we savor | Leave A Comment »

On the Chinese New Year's Eve, I gathered together with some of my Chinese friends at Columbia University, making dumplings to celebrate the new year. Photo: Senhao Liu.

Having studied and lived in the Unites States for six years, I am now getting used to everything in this country. However, if there is one thing that reminds me of the memories in my home country, China, it is dumplings.

Grandmother’s homemade white radish cake on Lunar New Year’s Eve

May 12th, 2016 | by Roxanne Wang | published in Uncategorized, What we savor | Leave A Comment »

White radish in Hokkien is a homophone for “good fortune,” so families serve the dish on New Year’s Eve, in the hope of having a prosperous new year in Taiwan.

Cruise Ship Confession

May 11th, 2016 | by Zara Lockshin | published in Uncategorized, What we savor | Leave A Comment »

A couple enjoys a cocktail in a Princess Cruise brochure. My mom and I are not pictured.

A mom, under the influence of a cruise ship cocktail, tells her daughter a secret she kept for 21 years.

Simple dishes with a side of memory

May 11th, 2016 | by Kailyn Lamb | published in Uncategorized, What we savor | Leave A Comment »

Once the gravy is finished, you serve it on top of toast. Photo by Kailyn Lamb.

As disease slowly claims the mind of a loved one, cooking her recipes may be the only way to connect with her.

What We Savor

May 11th, 2016 | by NYTable | published in What we savor | Leave A Comment »

My paternal grandmother, Ruth Wildes, standing in her kitchen in an apron that reads, "I am a happy cooker."

The plastic veggies dilemma: Growing out of a bad idea by JoVona Taylor When is a healthy vegetable not a healthy vegetable? When it’s in a can. Simple dishes with a side of memory By Kailyn Lamb As disease slowly claims the mind of a loved one, cooking her recipes may be the only way […]

Sometimes, best things in life are free

May 11th, 2016 | by Ilgin Yorulmaz | published in Uncategorized, What we savor | Leave A Comment »

How does a simple toast-and-tea breakfast change the world for some people?

Cocido, the Spanish food I miss the most

May 11th, 2016 | by Gema Flores | published in Uncategorized, What we savor | Leave A Comment »

Cocido ready to serve. Photo: Diego Calatrava

One of the most common aromas in a Spanish house on Sundays, at lunch time, is cocido, and for me, it is a stew full of memories.

Eating with the nomads

May 11th, 2016 | by Natasa Bansagi | published in Uncategorized, What we savor | Leave A Comment »

Mongolian buuz with coffee, from my host mother in Ulaanbaatar. Photo: Natasa Bansagi.

I knew nothing about Mongolia at first, but food served as a window on a culture I couldn’t help but fall in love with.

Hot pot: a taste of home

May 11th, 2016 | by Timmy Shen | published in Uncategorized, What we savor | Leave A Comment »

A perfectly-cooked slice of meat requires just 10 seconds of soaking in the boiling broth. Photo: Jui-Lang Shen.

The first restaurant I looked up on Yelp, when I arrived in New York, was a hot pot place. The soothing effect of a hot pot meal travels with me, no matter where I am.

Aunt Spring, my mother and me

May 11th, 2016 | by Sanaz Rizlenjani | published in Uncategorized, What we savor | Leave A Comment »

Lovely soup: A child’s journey back home, thanks to her mother and a story about soup