Grains and Civilization: Good or Bad? A great step forward or not? The agricultural revolution that many of us grew up learning about is being reconsidered. Against the Grain: A…
Read moreOn Food, Technological Fixes, and the Breakthrough Dialogue
Here’s a rambling post but, yes, I do get to food, and eventually to the Breakthrough Dialogue. In 1973, I took my first job in the United States at…
Read moreOn My Mind: Islamic Cuisine, Razor Clams, Carbs and More
Just a few items in food history and politics that have caught my attention this week. Anissa Helou‘s magnificent, far-reaching Feast: Food of the Islamic World is out. It’s taut…
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