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Coming to Terms with the Twinkie

By Rachel Laudan September 24, 2015 Bread, Food Politics, Modern Food 10 Comments

A couple of years ago, the media was abuzz with the news that the venerable American industrial snack cake business, Hostess, might meet its demise, and with it the Twinkie, a…

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Tiny Bubbles: Where Food Met Science, Medicine, and Religion

By Rachel Laudan December 27, 2014 Drink, Food History 14 Comments
Tiny Bubbles: Where Food Met Science, Medicine, and Religion

Tiny bubbles.  I’m often struck by how often they feature in Western cuisine, how rarely in other major culinary traditions.  Think of mousse and sparkling drinks, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic,…

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