About Me & This Blog

I actually started this project in New York City, where I normally stay.


As most people who have visited the Big Apple know, one can enjoy the cuisines of most of the countries in the United Nations, without leaving its 5 boroughs.

So I started a little project which I called "Eat Around the World - Without Leaving NYC".

The United Arab Emirates, to my surprise, is almost as diverse as NYC.  So when I found myself in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, I started a similar project.

This blog will chronicle my culinary travels around Abu Dhabi.  Of course, I will write about my food experiences in the other emirates as well as other countries I visit.

Won't compete with food writers.  Only so many ways to describe food.  Rhapsodize.  Just a diary

Feel free to email me at leo.legaspi@worldculinaryatlas.com

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