More on the continuing search for a bona-fide Argentine empanada in New York City, plus an invitation to an empanada crawl in Queens. From the driver's seat: one of my passengers dishes about the experience of being reviewed in The New York Times. What he said may (or may not) surprise you... Up Next
More on the continuing search for a bona-fide Argentine empanada in New York City, plus an invitation to an empanada crawl in Queens. From the driver's seat: one of my passengers dishes about the experience of being reviewed in The New York Times. What he said may (or may not) surprise you... Following Tariq’s Trail
As I breathed in the scent of roasting eggplant and listened to the faux waterfall trickle onto Sahara Restaurant’s patio, I hoped that the long journey to cabbie Tariq’s favorite Turkish food in New York had been worth it.
A kicky breeze stirred the grapevines overhead while women in saris and men in Yankee caps...Read more »
From the Driver’s Seat: Lady Power & Korean Fast Food
It may have only lasted 20 seconds, but the rendezvous with the lady taxi driver on E.16th St and Union Square West on Sunday was enough to make me feel as if I actually belonged among the ranks of New York cabbies.
We were both stuck in the traffic jam caused by road construction on...Read more »
Where Everybody Knows Your Name (in Punjabi)
One of the many mysteries I've wondered about since I started driving a cab is why so many cabbies hang out near the taxi stand on 9th Ave/20th St. Starting around 10am, almost every car on the block is a hack's. Today, thanks to a tip from Salem P., I tasted the reason... Leads & Lessons from a Kashmiri Traveler
The mood in the taxi shifted when I told Tariq I was a fan of Curry in a Hurry and that I planned to check out Sahara Restaurant and Eastern Fruit. The cabbie's eyes brightened. His shoulders dropped. He turned to look at me through the plexiglass partition. Up Next
Coming up this week, a NY taxi adventure from the back seat, along with the latest from the driver's seat (think unusual passengers and good things to eat). Meanwhile, here's a piece I wrote up for Not for Tourists on Five Ways to Taste the Silk Road in Gotham, courtesy of New York cabbies. 
