Food in World History: A 1995 Course at the University of Hawaii
Why I decided to teach food in world history It’s hard to remember that just twenty five years ago food was not considered a worthy academic subject, so it was…
Read moreTaste as a Measure of Man.* Please No.
The use of taste to take the measure of others swung completely out of control on Twitter in the last couple of days. For those of you wise enough not…
Read moreMaida Heatter and Molly O’Neill, RIP.
Two fine food writers, each of them important to me in very different ways, have died in the past few months. What better way to remember them than by turning…
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