http://foodtraveldiary.com Robert Scheer's food and travel articles Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:03:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Vij's Indian restaurant in Vancouver made news around the world recently when they added crickets to their menu. Well, they weren't really serving bowls full of crickets, or curried cricket. What Vik's co-owner and chef, Meeru Dhalwala, did was added cricket paratha to the menu. It was a traditional Indian ... http://foodtraveldiary.com/vancouver/crickets-on-then-off-menu-at-vijs-indian-restaurant It was my first time attending EAT! Vancouver, the World Culinary Travel Expo, but it certainly will not be the last. Held under the dome at BC Place Stadium, the event showcases a wonderful array of food and products, such as knives, cookware, garlic graters and other assorted gadgets. What ... http://foodtraveldiary.com/vancouver/vancouvers-culinary-expo-is-a-foodies-delight Having once visited Malaysia, I knew Malaysian food was delicious, and, owing to the multicultural nature of the population, multi-faceted. But, until yesterday, I didn't realize how exciting and entertaining Malaysian food preparation could be. Yesterday I was fortunate to be one of the travel writers and other travel industry ... http://foodtraveldiary.com/malaysian-food/malaysian-kitchen-excitement I returned very recently from a trip to Kenya. Before I rave about an excellent guest house where I stayed for two nights, I want to address the question of is it safe to travel to Kenya now. My short answer is yes, I certainly found it so, as did ... http://foodtraveldiary.com/africa/house-of-waine-kenya