A Historian’s Take on Food and Food Politics
In the 1960s, many middle class women (and I was one of them) and men too in England and the United States were swept up in French cooking, in England the French cooking of Mrs. David, in the United States the French cooking of Julia Child.
And as I mentioned earlier, although this might seem mere [...]
“Both in substance and in approach, therefore, the Pew report contains significant flaws and major dalliances from both science and reality. These missteps lead to dangerous and under-informed recommendations about the nature of our food system – and shocking recommendations for interventions that are scarcely commensurate with risk.”
That’s the report of a group that ought [...]
Read: Dangerous and under-informed recommendations. American veterinarians on the Pew Report
A couple of years ago I came across this post and this follow up by S. Pathiravitane, a Sri Lankan journalist, writing for Living Heritage, an organization dedicated to preserving the island’s culture. They described a real treasure, a court cookbook from 17th or 18th century Sri Lanka. Five copies exist, one in the British [...]
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