Why 1492 is a non-event in culinary history
Ok, what do I mean by culinary history? Culinary (from the Latin culina, kitchen) history traces the history of the (guess) the kitchen or more generally, the techniques used to…
Read moreIs 1492 a/the crucial turning point in food history?
When Alfred Crosby published The Columbian Exchange in 1972, his concise, catchy title quickly became part of the language. And although much of Crosby’s book had more to do with…
Read moreWhich fruit was the biggest illegal in the US?
Yup. The humble tejocote (teh-HO-cot-ay). In a great article in the LA Times, fruit expert David Karp explains why this was and how it is changing.
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