What Price Firewood? Oak Apple Day (1 of 3)
Every morning I walk in a bit of woodland near our house in Austin, Texas. Apart from a few splendid oaks, it’s mostly second growth. What astounds me, each and…
Read moreWorried That Big Food Is Deciding What You Eat?
Take heart then, as I do, from this little book that I picked up in a small secondhand store in the south of Mexico City. It was published in…
Read moreDo Emigrants Create National (or Regional) Cuisines?
I think in some cases emigrants do create national or regional cuisines. They create them in their new countries. And then they introduce them to their home countries. Not always,…
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