Sphagetti and meatballs: In praise of an endangered culinary cliche
by Rashmee
Posted on March 2, 2014
The restaurant scene in Port au Prince has as much variety as it can bear …
Read MoreLessons from Rome for Haiti’s President: Port au Prince brand could be key
by Rashmee
Posted on February 22, 2014
Haiti’s President Michel Martelly is in Rome, fulfilling God’s will that he participate in a …
Read MoreGare de Griot, Poulet Point…London’s ‘coffee stops’ map in PaP?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 17, 2014
The ‘coffee stops’ tube map of London (see right) with stations named for the best …
Read MoreArt and architecture: A city is defined by its classics, ancient or modern
by Rashmee
Posted on February 16, 2014
The National Gallery’s spring exhibition, ‘Building the Picture’ will be worth it for that simplest …
Read MoreThe Super Bowl equals Buzkashi? Here’s how place determines perspective
by Rashmee
Posted on February 3, 2014
The place, alas (or perhaps blessedly) determines perspective. As millions of Americans settled down to …
Read MorePort au Prince has resilient qualities, but it can’t really be a ‘resilient city’
by Rashmee
Posted on February 2, 2014
Can Port au Prince ever be a resilient city? I would argue that it already …
Read MoreThe Burns Blessing for Port au Prince, Haiti: fare thee weel awhile
by Rashmee
Posted on January 25, 2014
Some hae meat and canna eat, And some wad eat that want it; But we …
Read MoreRace & the Storyteller: Haiti strand of Alexandre Dumas’s DNA
by Rashmee
Posted on January 20, 2014
Last night, Britain watched the first in a new BBC series inspired by Alexandre Dumas’s …
Read MoreHype, history, heaven always: The Great Bagel Hunt in New York City
by Rashmee
Posted on January 13, 2014
You can’t wander about a newbie in New York, without joining the Great Bagel Hunt. …
Read MoreNo-Pakistanis dinner ‘club’ in Pakistan = No-Indians hotel in India
by Rashmee
Posted on January 10, 2014
I’m not sure if this is still the case, but back in the 1980s, the …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK