Steve Dolinsky

Bombastic decor. A 72-page menu. But it’s the food that draws people to this restaurant in Bogota.

August 26, 2016Culture

It’s all about choice and serving the best Colombian food at this restaurant. But the decor? “It’s sort of like the House of Blues meets Disneyland meets Monty Python.”

This delicious high-calorie Colombian dish should come with a warning label

March 19, 2015Culture

Vietnamese Banh Mi sandwich from Ba Le restaurant in Dorchester, MA.

Come along on a tasting tour of some of Boston’s best international cuisine

December 23, 2014Food

Cuy (guinea pig) with yucca cream at Maido, a restaurant in Lima, Peru

Immigration fuels a hot Asian fusion food scene in Lima

September 5, 2014Food

The lobster rolls at The Clam Digger, a restaurant in New Brunswick, Canada

A tidier, more polite lobster roll … courtesy of Canada

August 29, 2014Food

Music heard on the air for August 29, 2014

August 29, 2014Music Heard on Air

These are the tunes played between segments on The World for Friday, August 29, 2104

Bacon wrapped with naan bread at Dishoom cafe in London

Indian food in London goes upscale and creative — naan, bacon and chili tomato jam anyone?

May 12, 2014Lifestyle & Belief

Food writer Steve Dolinsky is just back from London, where he has been sampling some seriously upscale Indian food. Gone is the $7.95 all-you-can-eat buffet. The British capital now has more than half a dozen Indian places with coveted Michelin stars. Bacon wrapped with naan. Need we say more? Food writer Steve Dolinsky is just back from London, where he has been sampling some seriously upscale Indian food. Gone is the $7.95 all-you-can-eat buffet. The British capital now has more than half a dozen Indian places with coveted Michelin stars. Bacon wrapped with naan. Need we say more?

‘Give me cheese curds and give me gravy.’ This festival in Canada is devoted to poutine

February 21, 2014Lifestyle & Belief

Over 100 restaurants in four Canadian cities brought out their best poutine dishes for a week-long celebration of Canada’s favorite dish. Steve Dolinsky visits one establishment, with over 28 types of poutine on the menu.

A Nobel Peace Prize for legalizing marijuana — why not?

February 6, 2014Global Scan

Uruguay made waves when it legalized the possession, consumption and manufacturing of marijuana. Now, the president has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. A 12-year-old discovers a new species of giant jellyfish. And just what would it take for New York City to host a winter Olympics? All that and more, in today’s Global Scan.

There’s a street in Tokyo where the sushi is amazing, except you can’t eat it

February 5, 2014Arts, Culture & Media

Food writer Steve Dolinsky explores the epicenter of the world’s fake food on Kappabashi Street in Tokyo, Japan.