No Goat on the US Commodities Roster

For me, all this puts the debates about the US Agricultural Secretary in a shining global light. “Goat meat is the most widely consumed meat in the world. That’s right,…

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Fideos and Fideu: More on the Mexican-Islamic Connection

Tomorrow I will do a radio interview on the Islamic roots of the Mexican kitchen.  I always like to give this a bit of a new twist, so this time…

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More on the English Breakfast (a la O’Connor, that is)

Was the English breakfast invented in the mid nineteenth century?  That’s the worry Adam Balic, who is as profoundly informed about the history of British food as anyone I know,…

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