Why the Beef? Empire and Cuisine
On April 12th I will be talking at the Food Book Fair in New York (details below). It’s a great panel, put together by fellow former historian of science, Evelyn…
Read moreFood and Back Migration: The Cornish Pasty Plot Thickens
When people move to a new country what changes do they make in their cuisine? And if they move back to their homeland, do they introduce the changed cuisine? Since…
Read moreAfrican Traces in Central Mexico
About a hundred years ago Romualdo García was the photographer of choice in Guanajuato [GWAN-A-WHA-TOE], a wealthy mining town on the high central plateau of Mexico. As these images…
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