On My Mind: Islamic Cuisine, Razor Clams, Carbs and More
Just a few items in food history and politics that have caught my attention this week. Anissa Helou‘s magnificent, far-reaching Feast: Food of the Islamic World is out. It’s taut…
Read moreFive Reasons Why Home Cooking Should Go the Way of the Dodo: 1903 and 2018
Becoming a home cook was the last thing I wanted to do growing up. In those days, marrying meant embarking on cooking almost every day of the week. If you…
Read moreSo What is a Kitchen?
“What is a kitchen?” sounds like an easy question to answer, right? A kitchen is a room where you cook. Well, in fact, like everything, the history of food preparation…
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