Mexico and its Food as Poor and Rural
This is a series on the links between visions of Mexico and Mexicans and interpretations of Mexican food. The first three were prompted by events I attended in Austin, Texas.…
Read more“A meal both more politically American and more philosophical than many of us give it credit for.”
“I’ll be cooking my first turkey tomorrow,” proclaimed the middle-aged man in suburban south Austin as I stood in the checkout line at Costco yesterday, confident that he would meet…
Read moreGoing for the Homogenized: Hamburger and Milk
I’m delighted that alternatives to traditional animal meats and milks are coming on the market. Whether plant based, cultured meat or impossible burgers or soy, almond or oat milk, they…
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