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New York Dispatch: Top 5 Food Finds of 2011
Here are my five favorite New York-based, taxi-assisted food finds from 2011, courtesy of a few wise cabbies, and some very food-savvy passengers.
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Curry to a Berlin Soundtrack
A music-loving cab driver leads the way to good curry and great naan at a hip snack bar next to a used record shop.
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Berlin Dispatch: A Grill Haus for All
A return visit to a Berlin cabbie's favorite Turkish grill shows a new side of the restaurant.
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Berlin Dispatch: An Old Snack Bar & A New Chicken Restaurant
A Berlin cab driver from Kazakhstan leads the way to a well-known chicken stand in Kreuzberg - and its brand new sister restaurant across the street.
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Berlin Dispatch: The Way to (Good) Junk Food
I didn't believe the taxi driver when he told me the pizza at Zeus - a tacky storefront near the party streets in Friedrichshain in what used to be East Berlin - was worth stopping for.
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Istanbul in Berlin: 5 (Great) Cabbie-Recommended Eateries
A summer of getting into random taxis in Berlin and asking drivers about their favorite places to eat led to what I think are 5 of the best Turkish restaurants in the German capital. Now, you taste...
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Aperitivo @ Linari [Flickr]
TaxiGourmet posted a photo: La dolce vita in Testaccio, Rome = Campari + snacks at Linari. (via Foodspotting)
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Driving Hungry, and 5 Hints from a Struggling Writer
After five years, three hemispheres, and a lot of cab rides, I finally get to tell the story behind the story of Taxi Gourmet. Oh, _________.
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When in Rome…Eat like a Taxi Driver?
Taxi drivers in Rome have a terrible reputation for being cheats, liars and maniacal drivers. So what happened when I asked them about their favorite places to eat?
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Buenos Aires Dispatch: Independence Day, with Empanadas
July 9 is independence day in Argentina, and I wanted to celebrate by re-sharing the story of a taxi adventure that led to what became one of my favorite things to eat in Buenos Aires.
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Pizza at Guerrin, Buenos Aires [Flickr]
TaxiGourmet posted a photo: Mozzarella to kill.
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Taxi at El Litoral, Buenos Aires [Flickr]
TaxiGourmet posted a photo: On the corner of Moreno y Piedras in Buenos Aires is a steakhouse that is a big hit with the city's taxi drivers.
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Buenos Aires [Flickr]
TaxiGourmet posted a photo: From the 'paraiso' level of the Palacio Barolo
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Coming in 2014: Driving Hungry
This blog is on book leave! The story behind the Taxi Gourmet blog is a book in progress, to be published by Vintage (Random House) in 2014.
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Bulgarian Feta Cheese at PriMaria restaurant in Berlin [Flickr]
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Balkan Dispatch: An Introduction to Bulgarian Food & Drink (Part 1 of 3)
My best attempt at an introduction to the food and drink of Bulgaria, where my favorite Berlin taxi driver comes from.
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Balkan Dispatch: 5 Places to Eat in Sofia (Part 2 of 3)
Four cabbie-recommended places to eat in Sofia – plus a bakery worth a pilgrimage.
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Cake cheese [Flickr]
TaxiGourmet posted a photo:A.k.a. Montebore, a sheep's milk cheese from Vallenostra/Val Barbera in Piedmont, Italy.
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Berlin Dispatch: Werner’s Goulash
"I've been driving a cab for more than 40 years," says Werner, en route to his favorite butcher shop cum snack bar. "In the taxi, there's always something new."
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