Watching the lunch carts of Cedar Street roll in late-morning on a weekday is like attending a seminar on advanced teamwork. Vans pull up curbside with dented, well-worn carts in tow, which are dispatched mostly in teams of two. Some carts require gas tanks; some run off generators. Drivers and passengers work with the hurried […]
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Fluent in Italian
If I had to choose one word to describe the cuisine at L’Orcio, it would be “delicate.” This is high praise and might be surprising, considering that Italian food is often associated with words like “robust” and “hearty.” But at L’Orcio (pronounced LOR-cho), Chef Francesco d’Amuri cooks with such a light hand that every bite […]
Currying Flavor
Indian culture is so sensuous. Its colors are vivid and madly saturated. (“Pink is the navy blue of India,” fashion deity Diana Vreeland once observed.) Its religious paintings feature blue-faced gods chasing after bare-bellied ladies draped in silk and jewels; its musical notes are named after animals and associated with body parts; and one of […]