Soups

This way to a bowl of sancocho

June 4, 2014Arts, Culture & Media

Sancocho may originally have come from the Canary Islands, the cluster of Spanish islands off the coast of West Africa. But now there are variations of sancocho throughout Latin America in Puerto Rico and Colombia for instance.Sancocho may originally have come from the Canary Islands, the cluster of Spanish islands off the coast of West Africa. But now there are variations of sancocho throughout Latin America in Puerto Rico and Colombia for instance.

Sampling sancocho at Panama City's "El Trapiche"

Panamanians go ga-ga for a chicken stew called Sancocho

May 28, 2014Lifestyle & Belief

Saeed Pourkay makes a soup called Asheh Reshteh at Taste of Persia NYC in Manhattan.

This chef serves Persian comfort food from the corner of a pizza joint in New York City

December 11, 2013Lifestyle & Belief

Chef Marc Miron busy in the kitchen at his Cuisine & Passion gourmet shop.

Canadian chef traces Habitant Pea Soup 400 years back to French explorer Samuel de Champlain

October 10, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Testicles the main ingredient at Serbian cooking contest

September 17, 2013Business, Economics and Jobs

Captain Planet’s Latest Album ‘Cookin’ Gumbo’

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Captain Planet is an LA-based DJ who takes world beats from old scratchy vinyl and mixes them into something new.
Do you have an “old scratchy vinyl’ record suggestion? Share it here.

Health of the Gulf

August 14, 2013

The waters being pumped out of New Orleans’ streets will most likely make their way to the Gulf of Mexico. A scientist tells LOE about the longterm impact this may have on the Gulf waters and the area’s fisheries.

The New Orleans JazzFest is also a festival of food

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

In New Orleans, the city’s famed Jazz & Heritage Festival is underway. And of course, most people go for the music. But there’s another side to JazzFest: the food.