Rachel Laudan

Rachel, do you know when or where Jane Grigson said her wonderful thing about masterpieces and ordinariness? I’ve searched without success, and would like to verify it. best, mm Mary Margaret Pack Personal chef, food stylist and food writer It is a wonderful quote, isn’t it. “We have more than enough masterpieces. What we need [...]

1. Not food, but fabrics.  Scroll through to look at the photos. 2. A special way of preparing young rice from the Philippines. And while you are at it check out Robyn Eckhardt’s EatingAsia, evocative and informative about (mainly) the street foods of Southeast Asia. 3. Who knew?  The USDA still sends out plant collectors. [...]

Peter Scholliers just reminded me that I really should add the journal he edits to Getting Started in Food History.  Absolutely.   He and the other two editors are at the very forefront of food history.  Here’s his note and the link. Dear Rachel, Perhaps an addition to your section with journals: Food & History (edited [...]