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Lamb Two Ways
The rivalry between my Catholic grandmother and my Muslim father was a division of lost and opposing worlds, especially in the kitchen.
November 23, 2015
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Teaching adults to eat
![Learning to eat again in adulthood can be difficult, British food historian Bee Wilson tells us in her book]()
It can be difficult to relearn to eat as an adult, British food historian Bee Wilson tells us in her book “First Bite,” but it is possible, and, in much of the developed world, It’s necessary.
25 november 2015
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Cultural commentary
Chinese cuisine and the joy of inauthentic cuisine
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Chef Danny Bowien’s approach is “secular” by design, turned up to eleven, Chinese cuisine is not made by “experts or historians” but by loyal “fans”.
November 23, 2015
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Culture office
Agony and Eggstasy
![The yolk of a Riverdog egg.]()
Riverdog Farm’s coveted egg enthusiasts will line up early in the morning hoping to score a dozen.
November 24, 2015
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A critic in general
What’s the recipe?
![Can you really learn to cook from a book? How do you distinguish firm peaks from steep peaks? How would you define “chopped”?]()
Can you really learn to cook from a book? How do you distinguish firm peaks from steep peaks? And how would you define “chopped”?
November 15, 2009
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The Dark Side of the Spoon: Moods and Recipes by Nigel Slater
![Behind Slater's carefully researched instructions are references to a very real life, which is shaped by struggle and adjustment and requires self-maintenance.]()
The Moods and Recipes of James Beard Award Winner Author Nigel Slater.
June 22, 2015
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Pleasures of the literary meal
![The pleasure of reading what others eat and drink falls somewhere between the satisfaction of being fed and that of being fed.]()
The experience of reading what others eat and drink falls somewhere between the satisfaction of being fed and that of being fed.
July 15, 2015
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Books
Good greens
![Chefs quickly make vegetables the cash cow of the cookbook trade.]()
Chefs quickly make vegetables the cash cow of the cookbook trade.
April 7, 2014
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Kenji López-Alt’s obsessive cooking experiences
![J. Kenji López-Alt, pictured here in a scene from his video series, has released “The Food Lab,” a cookbook that combines food and science.]()
Who wouldn’t be more interested in fried chicken than gel electrophoresis?
October 3, 2015
