Robin Cherry

Sep 30, 2024 | l8r.it | Robin Cherry

At a converted bakery in Round Top, Chef Henning Nordanger puts a Scandinavian spin on American classics. Julia Joern jokes that she and her partner Henning Nordanger opened Julia’s Local because they had a secret desire to turn strangers into friends. Of course that works best if the food is delicious—and Nordanger had me at his incredible entrée of sesame trout with soy beurre blanc.

Aug 19, 2024 | bbc.com | Robin Cherry

A 100km drive into Asia's ancient empireAlamyFilled with ancient bridges, little-known temples and plenty of off-road adventure, Cambodia's East Royal Road reveals a unique side of the illustrious Khmer Empire. I set off in a minivan the morning of my birthday and ended up on the back of a dirt bike clutching a Cambodian man I'd never met before.

Aug 17, 2024 | l8r.it | Robin Cherry

Loved locally for their near-legendary burger pop-ups at Rose Hill Farm (not to mention their sought-after catering services), Wilson and Nadia Costa firmly planted their culinary boots in the heart of Red Hook, last winter, when they opened Misto, a worldly takeout shop. Misto—the Portuguese word for mixed—is a perfect name for the store as well as for the Costas. Wilson was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and raised in Queens, while Nadia is of Ukrainian descent.

Jun 12, 2024 | hemispheresmag.com | Robin Cherry

By Robin Cherry June 12, 2024 South Park devotees will remember Casa Bonita, the flamingo-pink restaurant from a 2003 episode in which Eric Cartman schemes his way into a birthday party, binges on sopaipillas, and jumps off an indoor waterfall to escape the police. Fans have often asked the show’s creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, if the place was real. It is, and in 2021 they bought it.

May 23, 2024 | thedailycatch.org | Emily Sachar |Robin Cherry

Adel Chefridi drops his headband magnifiers from over his bald head and turns a golden charm over and over in his long, graceful fingers. Nine pink baby sapphires arranged in a 3-by-3 grid glisten back at him from a beveled gold surface. The piece, punctuated with stippling and outlined in miniature diamonds, heads across the room for polishing. Chefridi waxes […]