Author Archives: tomrburke

The Bagan region is littered with hundreds, maybe thousands, of temples. A photo doesn’t really capture the impact of looking out over this arid plain and seeing all the spires reaching toward the sky. Continue reading →

These guys beat gold for a ridiculous amount of time too flatten it out. It’s then transferred to paper and used to decorate Buddha, hoping your next life will be better. Continue reading →

Overlooking the Mekong. Continue reading →

At Chili Kulture in Bangkok. So good. Continue reading →

Back in 1963, before everyone was politically correct, the Stanford football team was called the Indians instead of the Cardinal. My father was number 86, and at 1:18 in this video, he catches a pass for 15 yards. You’ll see him running around on … Continue reading →

While I always go home for Thanksgiving, I stay in NYC for Christmas, and it has become a tradition that I attempt an ambitious meal for any Xmas orphans I can lure in. This year I went for a crown roast of pork which weighed in at 10 pounds. I ra… Continue reading →

Took an Indian cooking class at ICE. I really wanted to learn how to make sag paneer, which I’ve tried to make at home unsuccessfully a couple of times, and I boxed out the other students to make sure the dish was assigned to me. It was really com… Continue reading →