Rachel Laudan

Reality Check. Home Cooking in Mexico and Burundi

By Rachel Laudan August 4, 2008 Adventures, Mainly Culinary, Food History, Food Politics 5 Comments

I’ve had some wonderful comments on my earlier post, Your Friend the Kitchen, Really? And I’ve been mulling over some books I’ve been reading about food security, global food supplies,…

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Pyramids in Guanajuato

By Rachel Laudan August 1, 2008 Adventures, Mainly Culinary, Mexican Food, Taste 19 Comments

For ages, no one thought much of the pre-hispanic cultures of Guanajuato. Compared to the Mayas or the Olmecs or the Aztecs and the spectacular remains they left, there just…

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The January 2007 “Tortilla Riots” in Mexico. Really?

By Rachel Laudan July 30, 2008 Adventures, Mainly Culinary, Food Politics, Modern Food 8 Comments

I’ve been biting my tongue (or restraining my fingers) for months now. But yesterday an article in the New York Times once again took the protests in Mexico City against…

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