Fueling Mexico City: A Grain Revolution
So here’s Nicola Twilley’s transcript of Fueling Mexico City: A Grain Revolution, the talk I gave at Postopolis 2010 last week in Mexico City. Do go to her post too…
Read moreWhy 1492 is a non-event in culinary history
Ok, what do I mean by culinary history? Culinary (from the Latin culina, kitchen) history traces the history of the (guess) the kitchen or more generally, the techniques used to…
Read moreIs 1492 a/the crucial turning point in food history?
When Alfred Crosby published The Columbian Exchange in 1972, his concise, catchy title quickly became part of the language. And although much of Crosby’s book had more to do with…
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