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Tag Archives: Morocco

RAMADAN KARIM — The Fast

July 28, 2011

(I wrote this several years ago and include it here as a tribute to the Moroccans I knew then and …

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Eating Around the Empire in a Day: The 1931 Paris International Colonial Exposition

June 30, 2011

To her sons who have extended the empire of her genius and made dear her name across the seas, France …

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Couscous in France: It’s a Long Story

June 28, 2011

To look at all the Maghrebi/North African restaurants in Paris, you might be tempted to think the food they serve …

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Fatéma Hal, Queen of Moroccan Cuisine in France

June 3, 2011

Fatéma Hal, a Moroccan chef with a penchant for busting female stereotypes, cooks traditional Moroccan food at her Parisian restaurant, …

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Monkfish: A Little Love, French-Style

April 18, 2011

I first gazed on his ugly mug in French-influenced Morocco, more precisely at the fish market in Rabat. And like …

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