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Fine Dining in Afghanistan
Posted by Garance ()In the latest issue of Gourmet. It’s not online, unfortunately, but the subhed to “Kabul Nights” is “Most of the restaurants in Afghanistan’s capital, where there are few named streets and no addresses, are tough to find. One clue: Look for the guards.” I love when the upscale glossies do spreads on such places.
September 30th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
[…] Posted by Matt Zeitlin on September 30th, 2007 Garance has some fun with Gourmet’s spread on dining in Kabul. Turns out that finding high quality cuisine in Kabul can be difficult: the subhed to “Kabul Nights” is “Most of the restaurants in Afghanistan’s capital, where there are few named streets and no addresses, are tough to find. One clue: Look for the guards.” I love when the upscale glossies do spreads on such places. […]
October 2nd, 2007 at 10:05 pm
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November 27th, 2007 at 2:16 am
[…] theGarance.com » Fine Dining in AfghanistanIn the latest issue of Gourmet . It’s not online, unfortunately, but the subhed to “Kabul Nights” is “Most of the restaurants in Afghanistan’s capital, where there are … […]
November 28th, 2007 at 2:00 am
[…] theGarance.com » Fine Dining in AfghanistanIn the latest issue of Gourmet . It’s not online, unfortunately, but the subhed to “Kabul Nights” is “Most of the restaurants in Afghanistan’s capital, where there are … […]