For a national meal, Thanksgiving is really rather extraordinary. It is not a public event, it is not showy, it is a home-cooked meal of ordinary ingredients shared by the…
Read moreSidney Mintz, the anthropologist and author of Sweetness and Power, sent Johan notes about books. Maida Heatter, cookbook author and ‘legend of desserts,’ sent him batches of cookies. John Thorne,…
Read moreTrout amandine. Duck in orange sauce. When I was coming of age in 1960s England, these were the prestige restaurant dishes. I’m not sure how I knew that. Such restaurants…
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