Eat Mexico The caviar of the desert In the highlands of Mexico, farmers harvest ant larvae that will end up in some of the nation’s most exclusive restaurants.
Eat Mexico My perfect dish: chile rojo taco Mexico City’s local dive would be New York City’s food mecca.
Know Budapest Remembering Vilmos Zsigmond, 1930–2016 The great cinematographer made his best work in America, but its wistful beauty belongs to Old World Hungary.
Eat Tanzania Your guide to Tanzanian cuisine Swahili food blends Bantu staples with spices from India and the Arab world. Don’t skip the fried goat liver.
Eat Tbilisi Your guide to Georgian food The diversity of the dishes in both seasonal and regional terms is astounding.
Know Bay Area The poet of the Mission Alejandro Murguía makes it clear that there is both beauty and blood on these streets.
Know South Africa Soweto style For young men living in a township where economic development hasn’t translated into what’s needed most—jobs for young people—skhothane culture is not just a way to stand out.
Know Brazil Bourdain’s field notes: Brazil “I stopped trying to figure out Brazil years ago and after many visits just decided to go with the flow.”
Know Myanmar Letters from Arakan The experiences of Rohingya men, women, and children fleeing Myanmar, in their own words.
Know South Africa Bourdain, off the cuff: South Africa “What’s in a name? If the name is Soweto, you best believe it means plenty.”
