In that time, he’s cooked through about 1,000 recipes, noshed at more than 200 restaurants and seriously considered getting a map of the city’s grocery stores tattooed on his arm for easy reference.
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Paul Stephen,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Feb. 2026
Throughout the evening, guests noshed on catfish nuggets, lamb kabobs with curry vinaigrette, and, my personal favorite, a doughnut with a halva and whisky caramel glaze.
Kikuko, her appetite sluggish, nibbled the bread bit by bit from the edges, all the while furtively watching her father.
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Cynthia Zarin,
Harpers Magazine,
4 Aug. 2026
Threatened by the lack of water and nibbled by starving livestock, the trees that once formed a dense forest in the Somali region of Ethiopia are in danger, locals say.
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