Phở Bò on the streets of Hà Nội, Vietnam — *Phở Bò* on the streets of Hà Nội, Vietnam

Sporadic Bursts of Instant Gratification (or, The Most Memorable Bites of the Year), 2016 edition

December 31, 2016

This year saw a lot of travel as we kicked off the year traveling around Southeast Asia for six weeks, visiting India, Singapore, southern Thailand and Vietnam. We ate a lot of incredible food on our inaugural visit to Vietnam, many of which made it here. There was always fish sauce on the table and, on occasion, a “grand cru” from Phu Quoc.

Making meetha (sweet) paan — Making *meetha* (sweet) *paan*

Maker: Dinesh Chaurasiya, Owner, Paan stall, Mumbai, India

May 31, 2016

Dinesh Chaurasiya has been making paan for the past 25 years. He inherited the stall from his grandfather, Satyanarayan Chaurasiya.

Sporadic Bursts of Instant Gratification (or, The Most Memorable Bites of the Year), 2015 edition

December 28, 2015

I enjoyed recapping my most memorable eats of 2014, and to start a new tradition, I've looked back at this past year to once again record them...