Rachel Laudan

A Historian's Take on Food and Food Politics

“A meal both more politically American and more philosophical than many of us give it credit for.”

By Rachel Laudan November 21, 2018 Food History, Food Politics, Modern Food 4 Comments

“I’ll be cooking my first turkey tomorrow,” proclaimed the middle-aged man in suburban south Austin as I stood in the checkout line at Costco yesterday, confident that he would meet…

Mexico as Mestizo

By Rachel Laudan November 3, 2018 Food History, Food Politics, Mexican Food 2 Comments

As I said in my last post, last fall I attended three events on Mexico at the University of Texas at Austin which have, a year later, provoked this series…

Which Mexico? Which Mexican Cuisine?

By Rachel Laudan November 1, 2018 Food History, Food Politics, Mexican Food, Taste 10 Comments

It’s Day of the Dead again. It’s a lovely custom that I enjoyed in Mexico. Many of the customs associated with the Day of the Dead, though, are neither universally nor…

Rachel Laudan

A Historian's Take on Food and Food Politics

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