Dining with the Dead
[A slightly edited version of a piece I originally published on October 31st, 2015] Every year of the fifteen I lived in Mexico I enjoyed seeing graves decorated with flowers,…
Read moreThe Joy of SPAM
And since I’ve been discussing canned foods, let me say something about SPAM. In the late 1980s I found myself in the Hawaiian Islands. SPAM was everywhere. Here’s a rundown…
Read moreSoy Kikkoman
The Economist has a fascinating article on Yuzaburo Mogi, head of Kikkoman, the company that makes soy sauce and much more. He comes from one of the founding families of…
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