Rachel Laudan

The Not-So Humble Loaf: An Interview with Aaron Bobrow-Strain

By Rachel Laudan March 9, 2012 Bread, Food History, Food Politics, Globalization Then and Now, Mexican Food, Modern Food
The Not-So Humble Loaf: An Interview with Aaron Bobrow-Strain

A couple of years ago I heard Aaron Bobrow-Strain give a fascinating talk at the University of California, Davis about American white bread in the Cold War. When I was…

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Supply, Demand and English Food. (1) The Krugman Thesis

By Rachel Laudan March 5, 2012 English Food, Food History, Food Politics 6 Comments

In July 1998, the Nobel prizewinner and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman had a blog that featured English food. Then in December of last year, Tyler Cowen of George…

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Classes, Curry Stones, Borlaug, War Photos, and Cornish Pasties

By Rachel Laudan March 3, 2012 Adventures, Mainly Culinary, English Food, Food History, Globalization Then and Now, Grinding, Modern Food No Comments

Historical Cooking Classes Anne Bramley of Eat Feed is offering historical cooking classes, on line I think. You’ll get not just recipes (duh) but the whole cultural background. A great…

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