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 [...]

So pleased to have Sam Sotiropoulos join the debate about whether Greek food owes anything to the British. Be sure to check his comments about how kumquats and probably potatoes came to Greece thanks to the British. I await posts about some dishes (other than pudding) that came with or without these foodstuffs.  And candied [...]

Sardines–look at the little dears nestled in their can bathed in olive oil–are one of the more curious of the world’s foods.  They are one of that select group of foods, pineapple and sweet corn being others, that were created by canning. Before you yelp, yes of course in some sense all of them were [...]