On my first visit to Zhego, a new Bhutanese restaurant in Woodside, the tiny dining room was full, so I took a seat on the front porch and asked if there was anything hot to drink, to offset the ...

Shrouded in mystery, the great Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is an important cultural ambassador to the east. Its fluttering prayer flags ornamenting its landscape make a defining image of belief, ...

Sonam Wangyal, 32, eats her lunch on a bright, sunny afternoon in the Bhutanese capital of Thimphu. On her plate is a serving of red rice, cheese chilli curry, mushroom chilli curry, fresh green ...

Robert Sietsema is the former Eater NY senior critic with more than 35 years of experience covering dining in New York City. Bhutan is the Switzerland of the Himalayas, a tiny country with a ...

Even the Indian palate, so fond of hot food, may find the idea of eating chilli cheese curry a spice too far. But in Bhutan such fiery food is all the rage. Unlike other parts of South Asia and the ...