Dining with the Dead
[A slightly edited version of a piece I originally published on October 31st, 2015] Every year of the fifteen I lived in Mexico I enjoyed seeing graves decorated with flowers,…
Read moreFood in World History: A 1995 Course at the University of Hawaii
Why I decided to teach food in world history It’s hard to remember that just twenty five years ago food was not considered a worthy academic subject, so it was…
Read moreSo How Do I Decide What Is or Isn’t a Cuisine?
It’s all very well for me (or anyone else) to wave my hands and say “Local Food is a Cuisine” or “It’s not clear whether the United States had or…
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