How Mexicans are escaping rural poverty (and not going north)
The New York Times a couple of days ago had a long and well researched article on the slowing of Mexican migration to the United States. Yeah. Mexican…
Read moreSeemingly trivial culinary puzzles (Catalan canelons) and why they matter
Shortly after my last post, Jeff Koehler, long-time Barcelona resident, now part of a Catalan family, and author of the compelling Rice, Pasta, Couscous: The Heart of the Mediterranean Kitchen…
Read moreCulinary Heritage: UNESCO and the Mediterranean Diet
Here’s a must read article on the UNESCO designation of the Mediterranean Diet as intangible patrimony of humanity from the excellent Food in Italy blog run by Zachary Nowak with…
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