The Joy of Cooking?
Last week while I was thumbing through some of my books, I came across this lovely passage about whether cooking is a joy, a topic I’ve been kicking around for…
Read moreArgentine-Italian Cuisine: A Teaser
Or, more accurately, Italo-porteño cuisine, the Italian cuisine of Buenos Aires. Just consider the following: Argentine cuisine is “Italian” cuisine if you leave aside empanadas (pasties) and parilla (grilled meats)…
Read moreServants and “Ethnic Cuisines”
When English speakers began to try “authentic” Indian recipes in their own houses in the 1970s and 80s, the recipes they tried came from wealthy households with servants. The same…
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