Eat Masa's Japan Omicho Ichiba: Kanazawa’s Kitchen Kanazawa’s fish market has a long and storied history of construction and destruction. Japanese flock there today for its renowned seafood.
Drink Detroit Little Mary’s River Inn The owners of this Detroit mainstay say it’s the “Black Cheers.”
Eat Lyon A history of Lyon in 7 dishes From chicken cooked in pig’s bladder to pink praline, these are Lyon’s 7 essential foods.
Eat Jerusalem Strange fruit It sells for hundreds of dollars, is transported in protective foam, and gets rejected if it has the tiniest of blemishes. Once each year, the Jewish world goes crazy for etrog.
Eat Jerusalem A history of Jerusalem in 4 dishes Jerusalem’s food scene, from classic Middle Eastern fare to European delicacies, is as diverse and contentious as its storied history.
Know Miami Bourdain, off the cuff: Miami “Miami is like that. You can eat your way across the Caribbean and through all of Latin America and then over to Africa if you’d like.”
Eat Lyon A history of Lyon in 7 dishes From chicken cooked in pig’s bladder to pink praline, these are Lyon’s 7 essential foods.
Go Morocco The perfect day in Tangier Sip mint tea in the shadow of the beats in old Tangiers, and take in a history that goes back centuries.
Know Congo The Goma paradox How arms trading, corruption, illegal mining, and the foreign aid that comes with conflict fuel a Congolese city’s boom.
Drink Scotland Bound at the cask It was chance encounter with Spain that made Scottish whisky what it is today. On the banks of the River Spey, a master of wood explains all.