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Welcome to my blog. I document my adventures in travel, style, and food. Hope you have a nice stay!

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SOBREMESA: A LOVE LANGUAGE
Apr 25

Apr 25 SOBREMESA: A LOVE LANGUAGE

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Food and Family

The Spanish have elevated lingering at the table to an artform: sobremesa

LET THEM EAT CAKE, LEAVE THE PLANET, ORDER IN, CANCEL THE STARS AND DRINK THE RIGHT WATER: STORIES OF FOOD AND STATUS
Apr 9

Apr 9 LET THEM EAT CAKE, LEAVE THE PLANET, ORDER IN, CANCEL THE STARS AND DRINK THE RIGHT WATER: STORIES OF FOOD AND STATUS

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Food and Pop Culture, Food History

There are many ways in which status influences the food we eat and these five stories show five of them

“WE’LL EAT SOON”: A CONVERSATION WITH BIJOUX MANKELE
Feb 17

Feb 17 “WE’LL EAT SOON”: A CONVERSATION WITH BIJOUX MANKELE

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Interview

We spoke with Bijoux Mankele about her Congolese heritage and the food she cooks on her website Food Fruit African.

LIBOKE YA TILAPIA
Feb 17

Feb 17 LIBOKE YA TILAPIA

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Recipes

Bijoux Mankele shares her recipe for tilapia cooked in banana leaves

DINNER AT THE MUSEUM: CLIMBING THE PYRAMID OF NEEDS
Dec 6

Dec 6 DINNER AT THE MUSEUM: CLIMBING THE PYRAMID OF NEEDS

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Food History

Should we consider food to be art? And what are the implications of doing so?

PAINTING WORDS AND FOOD: FOOD AS CONCEPTUAL ART
Dec 6

Dec 6 PAINTING WORDS AND FOOD: FOOD AS CONCEPTUAL ART

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Food History, Food and Literature

Do our food fantasies constitute art? Ask Tom Wolfe.

GRANDMA’S OLD-FASHIONED SEMOLINA PUDDING WITH BLACKCURRANT JUICE
Oct 29

Oct 29 GRANDMA’S OLD-FASHIONED SEMOLINA PUDDING WITH BLACKCURRANT JUICE

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Recipes

Grandma’s here to teach you how to make a pudding and then drown it in thick, dark red juice before chopping into it. It’s spooky and it’s delicious.

HIGH IN THE SKY, SURFING THE WEB, AT THE MUSEUM, ON THE ISLANDS, IN AND OUT OF THE KITCHEN: MORE FOOD AND ITS MYTHOLOGY
Jun 30

Jun 30 HIGH IN THE SKY, SURFING THE WEB, AT THE MUSEUM, ON THE ISLANDS, IN AND OUT OF THE KITCHEN: MORE FOOD AND ITS MYTHOLOGY

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Food and Pop Culture, Food History

Some odds and ends from the modern world of eating

SIN IS A SIN IS A SIN? FIVE KINDS OF GLUTTONY
May 10

May 10 SIN IS A SIN IS A SIN? FIVE KINDS OF GLUTTONY

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Food History

Too expensive, too fancy, too much, too fast or too gleeful: What’s your poison?

BASHING BRUNCH: LOVE, HATE & THE INTERNET
Apr 12

Apr 12 BASHING BRUNCH: LOVE, HATE & THE INTERNET

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Food History

What was modern, edgy and rebellious in 1895 can be the epitome of ‘basic’ in 21st century internet culture. Brunch: What’s the verdict?

FROM A CLIPPING FILE: FOOD IN LITERATURE
Mar 15

Mar 15 FROM A CLIPPING FILE: FOOD IN LITERATURE

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Food and Literature

Snippets, quotes and fragments

KITCHEN FAVOURITES 3
Feb 3

Feb 3 KITCHEN FAVOURITES 3

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Food and Family

We’re back again with even more of your favourites!

ON HAMSTERS AND OTHER ANIMALS
Jan 11

Jan 11 ON HAMSTERS AND OTHER ANIMALS

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Food History

One of our basic fears revived, by a bomb, a crash, a pandemic.

A SANDWICH, FEW BISCUITS, A CAKE, SOME MAGIC AND ELEVEN HERBS AND SPICES: SOME FOOD AND ITS MYTHOLOGY
Dec 3

Dec 3 A SANDWICH, FEW BISCUITS, A CAKE, SOME MAGIC AND ELEVEN HERBS AND SPICES: SOME FOOD AND ITS MYTHOLOGY

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Food History, Food and Pop Culture

Some puzzle pieces of this great big work of human imagination we call food.

YES! WE HAVE NO BANANAS
Nov 9

Nov 9 YES! WE HAVE NO BANANAS

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Recipes

If you are going to spend a fortune on a bunch of Gros Michels, you might as well turn them into the Queen of banana desserts.

PARADISE LOST/REGAINED: ON FOOD AND MEMORY
Nov 9

Nov 9 PARADISE LOST/REGAINED: ON FOOD AND MEMORY

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Food History, Food and Pop Culture

Remembrance of food gone, some forever, not for better.

LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA PART 3: ROSH HASHANAH
Oct 5

Oct 5 LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA PART 3: ROSH HASHANAH

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Food and Family

This Rosh Hashanah, like lots of celebrations in 2020, looked a little different for many. We asked around and heard some stories from different parts of the world.

“EVERYTHING BECAME MORE REFINED BY USING TOOLS”: A CONVERSATION WITH CORINNE MYNATT
Sep 18

Sep 18 “EVERYTHING BECAME MORE REFINED BY USING TOOLS”: A CONVERSATION WITH CORINNE MYNATT

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Interview

An interview with design curator Corinne Mynatt about her project and upcoming book about the tools we use to cook and eat.

BETWEEN GOOD LOOKS AND GOOD FOOD
Sep 3

Sep 3 BETWEEN GOOD LOOKS AND GOOD FOOD

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Food History

What makes a food iconic? A look at the effects of an increasingly visual culture on what we eat.

KITCHEN FAVOURITES, TOO
Aug 14

Aug 14 KITCHEN FAVOURITES, TOO

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Food and Family

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