The Most Famous Cooks You’ve Never Heard Of
Chepina Peralta? Tarla Dalal? Alison Holst? You’ve heard of them, right? Probably not unless you live in Mexico, India, or New Zealand. They are just three of many women who…
Read moreWhat Would An Answer to the Question “Why Is American Food So Pervasively Sweet?” Look Like?
So many commented on my last post on “Why is American Cuisine so Pervasively Sweet?” whether on my site, on Facebook, or on Twitter that I can’t possibly reply…
Read moreNotes and Queries: Cuisines
In the last few weeks as I have been preparing a couple of papers and a presentation, I’ve been thinking a lot about cuisine as a way of understanding the…
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