If you’re in the mood for Mexican food, there are numerous choices around town. But do you ever wonder why the customers at these restaurants are all American and the only Mexicans you see are …

On a recent trip to Boston, I made the mistake of trying the clam chowder at a so-called “seafood” restaurant. The flavor was bland and the consistency milky. Maybe that’s what they like, but I …

After tasting all the wonderful flavors of Indonesian food, we couldn’t possibly leave Bali without taking a cooking class. Several restaurants in Bali offer cooking classes, but we didn’t want to learn about Indonesian cuisine …

After three days in Jimbaran, we were tired of the beach and decided to go north to Ubud, the cultural capital of Bali. We hired a driver to take us to Ubud so that we …

Our home away from home in Jimbaran is the Villa Balquisse, a boutique hotel near the beach. The pictures on the Internet didn’t do justice to this hotel. From the curtains to the furniture, the …

We’re in Jimbaran, a seafood town. So we have no choice but to eat seafood. The Jimbaran beach is lined with probably 50 or more seafood warungs (the local name for a small family-owned outdoor …

Yesterday, we arrived in Denpasar (Bali’s major city) just after lunch. Our hotel picked us up at the airport and within half an hour, we were checked in and in the pool. We chose to …

Editor’s Note: Our roving food writer, Paul Young, reports from his spring break excursion to Bali. Watch for a new column every day this week. After a fairly uneventful 13-hour flight, we landed in Taipei …

Editor’s Note: Our roving food writer, Paul Young, reports from his spring break excursion to Bali. Watch for a new column every morning this week. One of the privileges of teaching is being able to …

Some may remember the days when Am-Ko was the only Asian grocery store in town. Today, one can choose from perhaps more than half-a-dozen Asian grocers, all of them locally-owned and run as family businesses. …