
Photo Details: Canon S90 ISO200 ƒ/2.0 1/160

Crowds, an ethnic stew. A melange of spices, fresh produce and the smoke of meat over flame compose the sensory refrain. Exhaust notes from creeping cars prowling for perfect parking and bright chatter are the grace notes. The River Market transforms itself on weekends. It evokes the spirit and tradition of the bazaar; the center...

Food. An innocuous word. Four letters and one syllable. The word sounds a little funny. Say it slowly. It’s not grandiose or evocative like other short words like “seek,” or “fear.” It is four letters but cannot be profane. It’s not even as connotative as the word that describes its subset: meat. And yet….one can...