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Anthony Bourdain Had the Idea. How Did This Street-Food Market Turn Out? (Published 2023) » Urban Hawker brings his vision, and 17 Asian vendors, to Midtown. It’s a vivid bazaar of Singaporean dishes, but some get lost in the translation. Nytimes.com

Restaurant Review: Four Stars for Yoshino, Where the Omakase Stands Alone (Published 2022) » At his 10-seat counter, Tadashi Yoshida renders sushi meals costing more than $600 with artistry and precision. Nytimes.com

Fluffy Japanese Soufflé Pancakes Have American Fans Waiting in Line (Published 2019) » The recipe and history behind the surging Instagram food trend. Nytimes.com

With Tempura Matsui, Fine Tempura Dining Arrives in New York (Published 2015) » The restaurant in Murray Hill will offer a tasting menu of delicately fried seafood and vegetables, starting next week. Nytimes.com

ASIA-PACIFIC ISSUE; Tourism in Asia Shifts Ground (Published 2001) » James Brooke article on unprecedented travel bargains available to Japan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and other Asian countries; trans-Pacific travel has fallen drastically since September 11 terrorist attacks on US (M) Nytimes.com

Restaurant Review: Last Night a D.J. Saved My Dinner » Eyal Shani’s Port Sa’id challenges the conventional wisdom that you can’t get good food in a restaurant with a turntable. Nytimes.com

Russia-Ukraine War: Russian Strikes and Naval Drills Unsettle Black Sea as U.N. Meets » The U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting on the collapse of a deal that had allowed Ukraine to ship grain despite a Russian blockade. Moscow again struck granaries in the port of Odesa and the Russian Navy practiced destroying a ship in the Black Sea. Nytimes.com

Stamping With a Smile of Approval (Published 2014) » At Sushi Katsuei in Park Slope, each of the three chefs offers the same pristine pieces of fish, delivered with, just possibly, a hint of a grin. Nytimes.com

Peter Luger Used to Sizzle. Now It Sputters. (Published 2019) » The famed restaurant, which once defined the New York steakhouse experience, has lost its way. Nytimes.com

Gudetama, the Incredible, Miserable Egg (Published 2022) » Sanrio’s world-weary character stars in a new Netflix series. Nytimes.com