Shobha Ramani — Excerpt: I had never viewed sesame through the lens of grief until that year.
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Rafaela Kottou — Excerpt: Salamanca, Spain is where I had the best steak of my life. It was at a restaurant in the center of the city, which they call the Plaza Mayor.
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Jer Hayes — Excerpt: There was a time when the golden arches stood for more than a cheap meal, especially outside the United States.
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Gary Finnegan — Excerpt: While every other aspiring sophisticate was splashing water into brown dust, we knew a better way.
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Ecem Yucel — Excerpt: Tulumba (Kerhane Tatlısı), pump (or brothel dessert) — / deep fried batter, coated in thick, / saccharine syrup, resembling churros.
