86 Down, 108 To Go!

Hi! We’re Jesse and Laura. We’re cooking one meal from every United Nations member country, in alphabetical order, as a dinner party and fundraiser for World Food Program USA. For the first three years and 86 meals, we hosted most meals in Brooklyn, with an occasional meal in another city. We’ve moved to Portland, Oregon, where we’ll continue to cherish breaking bread (or naan or whatever is appropriate) with friends – both new and old. Whether physically or virtually, we hope you’ll […]

Recent Posts

• Meal 84: Jamaica
• Meal 83: Israel
• Meal 82: Iraq
• Meal 81: Italy
• Talking Turkey: new foods in the Old World
• Meal 80: Ireland

Twitter

• @UnitedNoshes July 15, 2014

  New country, ancient land: the crossroads that is Israeli food for Meal 83! t.co/NY7gYgBYlG
• @UnitedNoshes June 25, 2014

  World Cup of Food! @FiveThirtyEight surveys Americans to see which cuisines make it to knockout stages. t.co/KKGslnjcz8
• @UnitedNoshes June 14, 2014

  Iraq is more than a place in the news. Get to know masgouf, kubba, and kleicha with our Meal 82 t.co/zSA3cpCqpF
• @UnitedNoshes June 6, 2014

  Of rum then 3 wine glasses add, And 4 of cold water please take. A Drink then you'll have that's not bad— At least, so they say in Jamaica.
• @UnitedNoshes June 6, 2014

  A wine-glass with lemon juice fill, Of sugar the same glass fill twice Then rub them together until The mixture looks smooth, soft, & nice.
• @UnitedNoshes May 17, 2014

  Fresh pasta, mini burritos made of meat, and gelato to die for. Meal 81: Italy! t.co/GFkX88LZdI
• @UnitedNoshes May 6, 2014

  Meal 79: Iran (Nowruz new year feast!) t.co/gShcSg23U8 and Meal 80: Ireland (no corned beef, learn why!) t.co/av7nj7kYci
• @UnitedNoshes April 13, 2014

  Thanks to our generous guests from last 3 meals, & @google matching, just donated enough to @WFPUSA for 7,680 meals.
• @UnitedNoshes April 1, 2014

  Preparing for the Italy nosh! What are your favorite springtime Italian dishes? (Iran and Ireland writeups in the works, I swear.)