A few weeks ago I was drinking tea at a shop in Alhambra, and a man seated near me mentioned he was from Sri Lanka. I asked him if there were any Sri Lankan restaurants he particularly loved around ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A spread of coconut roti, kola kanda risotto, coconut chickpea curry, lamprais, biriyani and pan-seared salmon at Sri Lankan ...

Robert Sietsema is the former Eater NY senior critic with more than 35 years of experience covering dining in New York City. Spicy Lanka — Located along Hillside Avenue’s restaurant row in downtown ...

Chef Wijendra reminisced about his childhood home in Galle where they would painstakingly hand pound the rice with a large mortar and pestle. He dared me to try a similar pestle at the resort and I ...

Hoppers come four to an order and — surprise! — there’s a runny egg inside one of them. This week, Counter Culture traipses in to Banana Leaf, a newish Sri Lankan restaurant in the part of Manhattan ...

Sri Lankan food is vibrant, flavorful, and fresh, with creamy coconut and subtly flavored cinnamon playing key roles. Meals are often served with a variety of carbs that soak up the delicious sauces ...

The Hopper Hut, a joint serving fantastic Sri Lankan out in Scarborough, inspired me to hop on the next RT. Located at Ellesmere and Kennedy and hidden at the back of a strip mall, The Hopper Hut ...

My first meal in Sri Lanka was a bit of a daunting affair; a smiling waiter brought a plate full of 30 string hoppers and kept it on my table. He was clearly not impressed when I could eat only three ...

Shaheen Ghazaly opened Sri Lankan restaurant Kurrypinch in a former vegan pizzeria on Hollywood Boulevard this spring. On the menu are Sri Lankan signatures — like kottu roti and string hoppers — ...

There’s no shortage of delicious things to eat in East Hollywood: herbaceous lamb kebabs at Saffy’s; garlicky prawns at Kuya Lord; the entire spicy-sweet-salty pantheon of Thai Town. But until ...