Why is American Cuisine So Pervasively Sweet?

Why is American Cuisine So Pervasively Sweet?

“Why is American cuisine so pervasively sweet?” asked Naomi Duguid three years ago, the last time we sat down for a chat. For those of you who don’t know Naomi…

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Molli Chamoy Sauce: Go Figure

Molli Chamoy Sauce: Go Figure

  Sometimes in a recipe, or a menu, or a store, I run across something that makes me chuckle with glee because it is so telling. That happened last week…

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In Praise of Bland Food

7am.  Facebook.  A post pops up on how to make a chocolate-covered bacon shot glass for your whiskey. I must have missed this phenomenon because when I googled “chocolate-covered bacon…

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