The Americas Archive
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Pizza Brain: Food, memorabilia and culture in Philadelphia
Scott MillerPosted on December 31, 2012 | No CommentsIn the Fishtown neighborhood, four friends have made the dream of a pizza museum a reality. -
Battling crowds, assumptions, hunger: Ramen at New York’s Ippudo
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on December 16, 2010 | No CommentsAlthough the subject of this long-delayed second column was to focus on an education of ramen in the dish’s motherland, a recent bout of cold weather and the calendar have... -
From the Land of Cheesesteaks, the joints that reign supreme
Scott MillerPosted on July 4, 2010 | No CommentsPhiladelphia is a city of great eating! Not only does it have more pizza places than anywhere in the country, it lays claim to many food inventions, including strombolis and... -
SXSWXF (South by Southwest by Food): A Glutton’s Guide to Austin
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on March 22, 2009 | No CommentsThe motto of the average Austinite is “Keep Austin Weird,” but there’s nothing strange about Austin’s chow. -
Feeding that “Asian Stomach” in Park City, Utah
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on January 20, 2008 | No CommentsAsian restaurants curiously abound in Park City in a state where, according to the Utah Office of Ethnic Affairs, Asians comprise just 1.8 percent of the population. For a snow... -
Magnificent, minimalist MUJI opens its doors in the U.S.
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 17, 2007 | No CommentsRoberto Cavalli at H&M, thankfully, this was not. A patient gaggle of people stood outside in the cold, waiting for America’s first MUJI to open its doors to the public.... -
The Great Lakes and More: My Michigan Road Trip
Scott MillerPosted on January 8, 2007 | No CommentsThirty. There I was at 30, with 20 still to go in my continuing quest to visit each of the nifty 50 United States. The closest state to my Philadelphia... -
Taking a Bow in Beantown: 2006 Boston Zine Fair
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on March 20, 2006 | No CommentsBoston Zine Fair, Mar. 18-19, 2006 Let’s face it: Meniscus has been around for an eternity, at least when it comes to the world of ‘zines. Twelve years, to be exact. After... -
2002 Powell Street Festival celebrates Japanese Canadian culture
I.H. KuniyukiPosted on August 5, 2002 | No CommentsVancouver, British Columbia, Canada August 3-4, 2002 The Powell Street Festival is an annual event that celebrates the history and cultural traditions of Japanese Canadians. Each year’s festival has a...
