When foodie friends come to visit me in New York City and they want to try "something new,” I suggest Sri Lankan food.Similar to Indian cuisine (understandable due to its geographic and cultural ...

Zinara Rathnayake is a writer based in India and Sri Lanka with bylines in The New York Times, BBC, CNN, Atlas Obscura, and others. Her work largely focuses on travel, food, and culture, among others.

In March 2016, a Farmers Branch strip mall became host to the only Sri Lankan restaurant in Texas. There wasn’t much hype or fanfare; there were no high-profile food bloggers on hand for the opening.

I was first introduced to Sri Lankan food by one of the first people I met at university. They would often cook Sri Lankan food and offer me some, which was usually the best meal I would eat for the ...

To the untrained eye, Baja Sub might look like just another convenience store with a hot bar. But peek beyond the racks of cold beer and Funyuns near the cash register and you’ll discover some of the ...

2924 Carling Ave. (basement of Manila Mart), 613-721-6746, thilaks.com Open: Daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Prices: most dishes $12 to $18 Access: Restaurant is down a flight of stairs The texts that I ...