The End of Fasting: A Culinary Experiment
As a historian, I’ve always got an eye cocked for contemporary examples of changing ways of cooking and eating. Often these are creeping and gradual. But every so often something…
Read moreIs it safe in Mexico?
I’m asked this by friends all the time so I’ve finally decided to give in and blog about the situation as I perceive it. Nothing whatever to do with food…
Read moreBagels with guacamole: Jewish food in Mexico City
By contrast with the US where migrants are central to food history, it’s easy to get the impression that Mexican cuisine is simply a fusion of indigenous cuisines with colonial…
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