Rachel Laudan

While Mexico and the Mediterranean countries are going for UNESCO recognition, Malaysia is plunging right in setting up food trucks in London and New York City.  Paul Rockover in the Daily Beast has an interesting description, linking Malaysia’s strategy to the one pioneered by Thailand. In 2010, Malaysia kicked off Malaysian Kitchen for the World [...]

Back to the question of culinary heritage that I blogged about a couple of weeks ago.  And to my book, The Food of Paradise: Exploring Hawaii’s Culinary Heritage. When I said that I picked the title just because it sounded good, that’s not quite right.  What is true was that then I had no clue [...]

I’ve had a couple of these from friends and readers. First, from someone very important in my life, Wanda Adams who has worked for the Honolulu Advertiser most of her adult life. I’ve written about Wanda Adams and her work on this blog.  Do take a look because she’s very special (and great on Hawaii, [...]