Fruits of the Oven: Pastries
Today I’m posting a piece, “Letter from Mexico: Fruits of the Oven” that I wrote back in 2001 about a visit to a traditional bakery that made frutas de horno (pastries)…
Read moreMy Great Grandmother’s Industrially Processed Food
Warnings not to eat anything your grandmother (or great grandmother or great-great grandmother) would not recognize as food have echoed around the web since Michael Pollan first promoted this rule…
Read moreRoman Glass: Transformation by Fire
If you want a few minutes of sheer pleasure, I suggest this video recreating skilled Roman glassmaking. The skill of the recreators and of the original craftsman reawakened for me…
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