The true history of Catalan canelons
Or at least as true as I can make it. A hundred years ago, Barcelona was booming, textiles factories were spinning, the well-to-do had a social round of balls, country…
Read moreFoie Gras and Gastronomical Heritage
“Foie gras belongs to the protected cultural and gastronomical heritage of France”, according to French law (French rural code L654-27-1). Hmm. Go read Michaela DeSoucey’s article on gastronationalism in the…
Read moreFirst Encounters: French Food II
Silence, deathly silence. Then the conversation went back to where it had been five minutes before. What had I said that provoked such a hostile reaction? It was the late…
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