On My Mind: Grains, Progress, Food Riots, Food Fixes, and More

On My Mind: Grains, Progress, Food Riots, Food Fixes, and More

Grains and Civilization: Good or Bad? A great step forward or not? The agricultural revolution that many of us grew up learning about is being reconsidered. Against the Grain: A…

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On Food, Technological Fixes, and the Breakthrough Dialogue

On Food, Technological Fixes, and the Breakthrough Dialogue

Here’s a rambling post but, yes, I do get to food, and eventually to the Breakthrough Dialogue.   In 1973, I took my first job in the United States at…

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On My Mind: Islamic Cuisine, Razor Clams, Carbs and More

On My Mind: Islamic Cuisine, Razor Clams, Carbs and More

Just a few items in food history and politics that have caught my attention this week. Anissa Helou‘s magnificent, far-reaching Feast: Food of the Islamic World is out. It’s taut…

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