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American Thanksgiving as a republican meal, a repudiation of the high cuisine of monarchies

By Rachel Laudan November 20, 2023 Food History, Food Politics, Modern Food 3 Comments

For a national meal, Thanksgiving is really rather extraordinary. It is not a public event, it is not showy, it is a home-cooked meal of ordinary ingredients shared by the…

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The State of American Food

By Rachel Laudan February 1, 2021 Oddities and Things that Don't Fit 5 Comments

Well, the big publishers are betting on this topic. This month Alfred A. Knopf is releasing Robert Paarlberg’s Resetting the Table: Straight Talk about the Food We Grow and Eat…

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