My Attempt to Understand Irish Food History 1: Country House Cuisine

My Attempt to Understand Irish Food History 1: Country House Cuisine

“Visiting Ireland . . .  is complex,” said John Mulcahey of Fáilte Ireland (the National Tourist Development Authority) during his paper on food and Irish tourism at the Third Dublin…

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The Indispensable Culinary Middlemen and Women

The Indispensable Culinary Middlemen and Women

“I think we’ll use your handout in our staff training sessions,” said one of Rick Bayless’ team, without so much as a “by your leave.”  Or a “may we?” “Hmm,”…

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In Memoriam Sidney Mintz

It is no surprise that when the anthropologist Sidney Mintz died on December 26th, obituaries flooded the media.  I particularly liked this essay by a former graduate student, Sarah Hill.…

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