Rachel Laudan

Beyond Jeez. What Athletes Eat

By Rachel Laudan August 22, 2008 Food History, Modern Food, Taste 3 Comments

What athletes eat, or arctic explorers, or astronauts is always fascinating. It pushes the bounds of the possible while at the same time reflecting the culture’s ideas about good food.…

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Agua Fresca 13: Agua de Lima

By Rachel Laudan August 6, 2008 Drink, Mexican Food, Taste 6 Comments

Now for another citrus agua, agua de lima. You’re probably not going to be able to make in many parts of the world because I have never seen limas outside…

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Pyramids in Guanajuato

By Rachel Laudan August 1, 2008 Adventures, Mainly Culinary, Mexican Food, Taste 19 Comments

For ages, no one thought much of the pre-hispanic cultures of Guanajuato. Compared to the Mayas or the Olmecs or the Aztecs and the spectacular remains they left, there just…

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