Of Cowboys and Indians and Nineteenth-Century America

What could be more American than gliding along perfect roads at eighty mph, roads so perfect that the dry, rocky terrain slips past like a movie?  I’ve been doing a…

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Salt and Sugar: Industrial is Best

It’s always a pleasure to be interviewed, particularly by someone like Jeremy Cherfas, who has a very nifty and intelligent podcast called Eat This. After I posted on Salt, Sugar and…

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Sleuthing Foreign Ingredients in a Colombian Supermarket

It’s always fun when you travel to seek out the traditional foods of a country.  It’s just as intriguing to root around grocery stores and restaurants to see what is…

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