Is a Taco a Sandwich: Or How Do We Classify Foods?

Every so often my past pops up.  Once upon a time, I studied why we classify things and how we do it.  So my answer to the question “Is a…

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How to: Rice Paper, Marshmallows, Pork Pie

I just love technique.  Seems to me it’s close to the center of cuisine.  So here are three things you might try. Here’s the always informative Dorie Greenspan on rice…

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It’s Official: Hawaii has a Regional Cuisine

It had to happen. Today the NY Time’s Jennifer Steinhauer wrote a good article on the plate lunch in Hawaii. Of course it frets about grease and underplays the sheer…

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