Reading and Pondering: Food for Crossing the Gobi Desert in the 1920s
What did travelers in the Gobi Desert eat on days when they had a thirty-mile trek from one oasis to the next? Four bowls of undercooked noodles with crushed garlic…
Read moreThe Red Brick Fish of Dublin
Pull up images of Dublin and you are apt to see the elegant white Georgian squares and government buildings. Very lovely they are too. It’s something of a relief, though,…
Read moreOther People’s Food: No Thank You!
Thanks for the many comments on my last blog post, both on the blog and on social media. It’s wonderful to have so many ideas, perspectives, facts, and anecdotes, many of…
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