Lest We Forget: Servants in Culinary History
Today the question of servants is an embarrassing one. We pussyfoot around the very mention of the word “servant.” It’s just so politically incorrect. Few people in modern America or…
Read moreThe Mysterious Doña Lola of Argentina
Sitting in front of me I have El Arte de la Mesa by Lola P. de Pietrana, a hefty volume of a thousand pages. And it presents a little culinary…
Read moreSome Publishers with Interesting Books on Food History
I’ve just returned from the main annual meeting of a group called the International Association of Culinary Professionals in New Orleans. It’s an interesting umbrella organization that offers shelter to…
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