Reading and Pondering: The Art of Flavor
“Do you know of any cookbooks that tell you how to create flavor?” I was flattered to be asked because the questioner was the California perfumer, Mandy Aftel. I’ve always…
Read moreOther People’s Food: Preliminary Thoughts
No one but a fool, particularly a white upper middle class fool, would plunge into the debate swirling around culinary appropriation. I’m that fool.* Like many people, I’ve been trying…
Read moreWhy I Happily ‘Waste’ Food
Food waste is presented in moral terms. It’s bad, even a sin, to waste food. This is a terrible way to frame the issue. Not wasting versus wasting is…
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