Person: Praveen Location: Guwahati, India Recipe: Vegetable Makhani I cheated on my Indian couchsurfer. I know. I’m an awful human…
Have Mercy on Us for We Know Not What We Have Cooked
Person: Monica Location: Barcelona, Spain Recipe: Gazpacho We were battening down the hatches in the apartment, Monica and I. Hurricane…
Art vs. Food
Person: Deb Location: Perth, Australia Food: Chocolate bar Deb makes art, prints to be exact. She came to stay with…
Lost in a Pancake
Person: Martin Location: Kalmar, Sweden Recipe: Swedish pancakes with summer fruits There was no question about it. Martin was lost…
Christmas in July
With New York City (and much of the U.S.A.) in the middle of a brutal heat wave, we need a…
What remains
I found the small, brown envelope, no bigger than a matchbook, buried in the recesses of a sock drawer in…
Can’t We All Just Eat in Peace?
This past Monday was July 4th. So Liz, Ben, Petter (from Sweden, ergo the spelling), and I decided to celebrate…
Is That All There Is?
Person: My father Location: A Chicago suburb Recipe: None. Just buy Boost and Ensure..or a dark chocolate bar. I couchsurfed…
Les Vacances
Person: Jean Location: La Roche-sur-Yon, France Recipe: Jeanago, a mysterious French drink This post is dedicated to Kristin Espinasse, the…
What Goes Around Comes Around
Person: Betty Hoops Location: Aspen, Colorado Recipe: Vegan Chocolate Cheesecake “I have a woman who was in the Guinness Book…
Food During Wartime
Location: Sperwan Ghar, Kandahar province, Afghanistan Person: Mitch Recipe: Water I’m not sure why I agreed to let Mitch couchsurf…
Where Would Jesus Eat?
With “The Book of Mormon” by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone opening on Broadway this week, New…
Should We Give Them Cake?
Location: Cork, Ireland Person: Susan Rita Recipe: Gur or Chester Cake Once upon a time, there was a food blogger…
Women on the Verge of a Dietary Breakdown
Location: Finale Emilia, in the Italian province of Modena Person: Samantha Recipe: Spaghetti Carbonara March is the month in which…
Blame it on the Gumbo
Location: Pinewood, Louisiana + Garland, Texas Person: Clell Recipe: Seafood and Andouille Sausage Gumbo After a time, a man gets…
How the Slow Sex Movement was Born
It began innocently enough: four women of a certain age meet on a Saturday in New York City to talk,…
The Couchsurfer Who Changed Everything
Ah, romance! The dirty, little secret of Couchsurfing. Sure, sometimes it’s all kumbaya, joining the world’s diverse peoples in a…
How to Get Laid on Valentine’s Day…and Beyond!
Do you want to get laid on Valentine’s Day…and Beyond? If you answered YES to this question, then I’m about…
Oh, Mexico!
Location: Mexico Person: Rocio Recipe: Ponche, Winter Fruit Punch ___________________________ There are three ways a person can travel: Walk among…
恭喜發財! Gōng xǐ fā cái!
Congratulations and be prosperous, now give me a red envelope! – Chinese New Year’s greeting For those who don’t live…
There Will Be Blood
Every 28 days, I crave meat. Bacon. Hamburgers. Skirt Steak. The desire always presages what, in the parlance of our…
Ice Cream Confessional
I used to steal ice cream. I was 15 and worked at the local Baskin Robbins. Technically, I wasn’t stealing…
How to Overcome Existential Crises
I often have existential crises. Mostly they involve wondering, “What’s it all about Alfie? Does anything matter? Aren’t we human…
A Very German-Jewish Christmas
Location: Catskills + Germany Person: Kurt, my best friend Recipe: Rothkohl, German Red Cabbage We had another snowstorm in New…
“We had no idea just how desperate people would be…”
Yes, that’s a quote from the head chef at Hill Country Chicken, referring to their fried Texas-style chicken. As someone…
Durian in Winter
Very pleased to announce a new feature on the Couchsurfing Cook. It’s called The Daily Discovery. Every day — or…
In Which My Okna is Broken by a Handsome Czech
“Every story begins with an event. This event is understood as the incursion of one logic into the world…
Vincere la Battaglia di Wounded Tastebuds
October 11th was Columbus Day here in the U.S. of A. Columbus Day, for those unfamiliar with it, celebrates the…
Saving the World One Brownie at a Time
I had a dream to quit my day job and make brownies. Joe Salvatore had a dream to end poverty in Madagascar. Somehow, we found each other.
If You Can’t Stand the Heat, Head for the Bar!
In case you hadn’t noticed, the CS cook has been on hiatus for a while, two months to be exact.…
I Am Strong. I Am Bulgogi.
The mysterious case of the disappearing Korean girls…and bulgogi.
Ten Commandments of the Couchsurfing Cook
The crazy long post in which I lay out what the hell I’m doing with this blog.
Why The World Doesn’t Need Another Food Blog
What’s a blogger to do if she discovers the world doesn’t need another food blog?
When the Pie was Opened
A new pie restaurant in Brooklyn warms my heart and briefly slows my pedaling.
Au Revoir Elsa
Elsa was my “first.” She taught me how to make beef bourguignon. I’ll never forget her.
Cooking Like a Couchsurfer
I don’t own a TV so therefore I don’t watch cooking shows. I guess it’s ironic then that I’m…
Give It Up
Once a year, I don’t eat. That’s it. Just one day. I know fasting is popular these days. And every…
The Supremacy of Smell…or Why It Sucks Being Sick
There’s nothing worse than being sick when you’re a foodie. That’s because scent and taste are so interwoven that nose…
Flower Girl
I met Kinga six years ago in a Japanese restaurant. I was obsessed with dark blue Japanese textiles with white…
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