Wheat, Glorious Wheat: Borlaug100
One of the great things about working on “food” is that it’s such a huge and various subject. This past week I was lucky enough to be one of 700…
Read moreThe Joy of SPAM
And since I’ve been discussing canned foods, let me say something about SPAM. In the late 1980s I found myself in the Hawaiian Islands. SPAM was everywhere. Here’s a rundown…
Read moreIs the fresh the enemy of good canned food?
There’s that wise old saw that the best is the enemy of the good. And I’ve been wondering recently if the drumbeat that fresh vegetables (and other foods) are the…
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