Welcome to our weekly column, Lunch Box. It’s pretty simple: every week, one of D’s writers will report back on a fun place to get lunch. Think of it like being in a book club. If you want to join the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plov If you’re interested in Central Asian food, Uzbekistan is a must-visit destination. Among this nation’s historic towns and ...

I had the good fortune to travel to Boulder, Colorado, recently. It is a beautiful place with an interesting food scene. The Boulder Dushanabe Teahouse, an iconic building and restaurant, can be found ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Buttery, garlic-scented, fruit-studded plov is beloved across a range of Central Asian countries, in countless variations. After ...

Plov is a hearty and meaty rice-based meal from Central Asia. The dish is widely considered the progenitor of rice pilaf and a cousin to paella. Native to present-day Uzbekistan, plov has spread ...

Typically made with stewed meat, this regional variation of Uzbekistan’s beloved rice dish makes use of whole fish.

Reader Bites celebrates dishes, drinks, and atmospheres from the Chicagoland food scene. Explore all of our favorites at chicagoreader.com/food/reader-bites. I can ...

The sweet-flavoured, yellow carrots grown by Uzbek farmer Mukhtor Gazatov are a key ingredient in his country's national pilaf dish -- but extreme weather has devastated this year's harvest. The ...