Food
April 29, 2022 / Eid Cakes are the Ultimate Dinner Present in Pakistan - Goya
Bakeries aren’t usually cause for chaos, but that changes on Eid. A look at Pakistan’s tradition of gifting Eid cakes, what it signifies, and how that has changed over the years.
July 5, 2021 / Spicy Things, Crunchy Things - Vittles
The Story of Karachi’s Fast Food
Jan 9, 2020 / An Elegy for Karachi’s Empress Market - Roads & Kingdoms
The dismantling of Karachi’s markets and informal shops isn’t just robbing the city of its soul. It threatens the survival of the very people that make it a city.
Dec 27, 2019 / In Karachi, a Biryani for Hundreds to Celebrate the Full Moon - SAVEUR
How one priest churns out cauldrons of food for Purnima, an auspicious day in the Hindu faith
The anonymous group of women prepare their regional specialties for hungry customers in Jordan
November 5, 2018 / There’s No Escaping the Gentrification of Chai - Eater
In Pakistan’s most populous city, a wave of upscale chai stands are selling working-class tea culture to a new generation of affluent consumers
September 25, 2018 / Eating Black Forest in Lahore - Roads & Kingdoms
What do Germany and Pakistan have in common? A beloved cake.
Summer 2018 / The Disappearing Karachi Dinner Cruise - SAVEUR
Seafood dinners in Karachi used to be common, but because of waning tourism and dirty waters, they're slowly starting to disappear
Tourists and locals alike gather at Hashem in downtown Amman, an unenclosed restaurant where the waiters just guess at how much falafel they think you can eat
March 5, 2018 / Inside One of Karachi's Last Iranian Cafes / SAVEUR
As other Iranian tea shops and cafes in Pakistan have come and gone, Cafe Khairabad has somehow survived, serving lunch to the diverse workers of Chundrigar Road for generations
February 8, 2018 / The Sandwich That Ate Pakistan - The Trip / Roads & Kingdoms
How an unassuming KFC chicken sandwich became a permanent part of Pakistani food culture
November 2017 - Pakistan’s Martha Stewart - Roads & Kingdoms / Slate
A profile of Zubaida Tariq: home cook turned TV star, 72-year-old grandmother - and an inspiration for memes
On breakfast obsessions in Beirut
June 2017 / Highly Recommended: 7-Up with Milk Is a Revelation - Eater
For breaking the fast during Ramadan, nothing satisfies quite like doodh soda
July 2017 - Amman food trends - Skylife Business
Amman's restaurateurs are looking to local culture to develop new food concepts
February 2017 / I Learned to Live Out My Fantasy of Adult Life in a Dunkin' Donuts - Food52
2017 / The Universal Struggle to Get to the Bar Before Happy Hour Ends - Roads & Kingdoms
It's 5 p.m. on a Thursday, and there's a line for a cab in Amman
2016 / The KFC Chicken Sandwich That Ate Pakistan - Roads & Kingdoms
How a fried chicken sandwich became a part of Pakistan's plagiarised food culture
2016 / Relearning the Art of Procuring Alcohol Legally - Roads & Kingdoms
Dispatch from a liquor store in Amman, Jordan
2016 / Turmeric latte: the 'golden milk' with a cult following - The Guardian
Cafes are spicing up their menus with cold-pressed turmeric juice added to almond, cashew or coconut milk.
2016 / In Pakistan, people wait for hours for these delicious hot cross buns - The Telegraph
On a beloved Easter ritual in Pakistan
2016 / From dip-dye to marble: 2016's hottest wedding cake trends - The Telegraph
A roundup of wedding cake trends
2016 / Fancy a Nutella naan? How Nutella is eaten around the world - The Telegraph
A look at how Nutella is incorporated into everything from pizzas to parathas
2015 / Dispatched by Bourdain: A Stage Set for Slaughter - Roads & Kingdoms
Longform story on the sacrificial animal market in Karachi for the Islamic holiday of Eid, and the culture of consumerism, crime and the city's most expensive cattle
September 2015 / Fat Friend - ELLE India
On why ghee is good for you, ft. Bulletproof Coffee creator Dave Asprey
2015 / Breakfast: The Under-Appreciated Cousin of the World-Famous Naan - Roads & Kingdoms
The best breakfast meal in Karachi is a paratha
2015 / Breakfast: Halwa Puri - Roads & Kingdoms
Karachi's grease-and-spice laden breakfast of survivors
2014 / In Karachi, the delivery man cometh - Roads & Kingdoms
On how food delivery businesses took over the city
2013 / Pakistan's Patty Kings - Roads & Kingdoms
The Karachi home-grown burger: the bun kebab
2013 / Tea in the Boiling City - Roads & Kingdoms
In chai, Karachi trusts: why tea is the binding force in the city
2012 / Chicken Soup for the Shiite Soul - Roads & Kingdoms
A stew called haleem has become synonymous with the rituals around the Shi'ite mourning month of Muharram