Hospitality in pictures

Ciudad de Mexico Two nights ago the Mexico IRP team piled itself into three cabs that caravan-ed from Zona Rosa to Polanco, to the home of our much-loved Mexican colleague Harry Heisler. Who happened to be in Sweden at the time, feasting – we can only assume – on meatballs and gravy with lingonberry jam [...]

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Where’s the Beef?

Belgrade, Serbia Answer: It’s in Serbia… …Along with lamb, chicken, ham, pork, and veal (yes, I know that’s also beef). We were told repeatedly while preparing for this trip that Serbs eat alot of meat. That is an understatement to say the least. The picture you see to the left is an example of a [...]

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Ginseng Chicken Soup

Seoul, Korea Chicken soup is usually delicious. But ginseng chicken soup in Korea is unequivocally delicious. This evening a large group of us dined at a restaurant that specialized in the aforementioned dish. So far, our food experiences have been solid; from the supermarket trips to street food (I had octopus jerky that was out of [...]

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