Tiny bubbles. I’m often struck by how often they feature in Western cuisine, how rarely in other major culinary traditions. Think of mousse and sparkling drinks, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic,…
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Last week I attended a conference entitled Food: Heritage, Hybridity and Locality hosted by the American Studies Department at Brown University. It was a small conference, always the best, with…
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