Classes, Curry Stones, Borlaug, War Photos, and Cornish Pasties

Historical Cooking Classes Anne Bramley of Eat Feed is offering historical cooking classes, on line I think. You’ll get not just recipes (duh) but the whole cultural background. A great…

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Can Traditional Cuisines Survive Without Servants?

No, says the Economist, talking about Brazilian (and by extension) many other traditional cuisines. Ready meals will become more popular: Brazilians still cook most meals from scratch, even though the…

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English Tea

This post is in honor of the flood of stories about English tea provoked by today’s wedding.  I don’t have anything to say about the latter, since I see the…

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