Joe Ray
Food & Travel / Words & Photos
Published Work
ARCHIVE OF THE YEAR 2012
The New York Times - Travel - Sunday, December 2, 2012
Along the Trail of Korea’s Mountain Spirits
Trekking on the Baekdu-Daegan trail - Korea’s mountain spine. With a spork.
Story by Elisabeth Eaves, photos by Joe Ray.
The Boston Globe - Travel - Sunday, November 25, 2012
Making The Most of a Hong Kong Layover
While Anthony Bourdain might have a fleet of specialists to plan his visits for his television show “The Layover,†we had a guy named Nelf.
The Boston Globe - Travel - Sunday, November 4, 2012
Luang Prabang Lights Up The Senses
The monks and novices appear a block away under a streetlight, arranged by age and, roughly, by height. In the early light, their orange robes glow near-fluorescent. The only sound is the padding of their bare feet.
The Boston Globe - Travel - Sunday, October 21, 2012
Tequila, A Quintessential Mexican Town
...“My grandfather wasn’t exactly the ‘come sit on my knee’ type,†says tequila maker Guillermo Erickson Sauza, communicating a reverence for his ancestors’ work ethic in every word.
“We did about 7,000 cases last year. That’s about as small as you’re going to get,†he says. “We will never be a million-case brand,†he says, referring to the production capacity of some of his neighbors. “I’m not interested.â€...
NUVO Magazine - Fall 2012
Chef On The Rise
A little more than a year into his tenure at The Willows Inn, chef Blaine Wetzel takes stock and moves forward.
The Boston Globe - Travel - July 22, 2012
On an island off British Columbia, fishing and remembering
On Langara Island, fathers and sons remember a friend
The Daily - Saturday, July 14, 2012
Fresh Direct
Canada’s Haida Gwaii archipelago (a.k.a. the Queen Charlotte Islands) offers some of the best fish—and fishing—in the world
The New York Times - Friday July 13, 2012 - Story by Elisabeth Eaves, Photos by Joe Ray
In Laos, The Lady and the Jars
On the Plain of Jars, one of Laos’ greatest mysteries remains unsolved
The Chicago Tribune - Food - Wednesday July 4, 2012
Craft Tequila: Small Producers Bring Value and Originality
Finding some of the best tequilas available might take extra work, but the rewards are great in flavor and price
The Chicago Tribune - Travel / Fork In The Road - Tuesday July 3, 2012
The Street-level Tasting of Tequila and Its Cousins
Meeting tequila and its cousins in Guadalajara
The Daily - Saturday, June 23, 2012
No Way José (Cuervo)
Business booms at boutique distilleries of the across-the-border specialty
The Daily - Saturday, June 9, 2012
Great Dane - Mads Refslund’s Acme Restaurant
Chef Mads Refslund, co-founder of Copenhagen’s top-rated Noma restaurant has found a new home at ACME in New York City
The Daily - Saturday, May 26, 2012
Good Morning, Viet-Nosh
Feast your eyes on the twin street-meat paradises that are Hanoi and Saigon
WIRED.COM - Thursday, May 3, 2012
Data On The Menu At Your Favorite Restaurant
Some of the nation’s top eateries are quietly embracing data mining to eke out profit in a tough economy.