Oxford Food Symposium 2009
The Oxford Food Symposium 2009, from an article by Corby Kummer of The Atlantic. The 2010 Symposium will take place …
Monthly Archives: November 2009
No Thanks to Marco Polo: An Encyclopedia of Italy’s Pasta Shapes
Marco Polo returned to Italy from his Chinese travels in 1296. The myth, legend, what have you, credits him with …
The Artful Pomegranate
Guarded treasure, honeycomb partitions, Richness of flavour, Pentagonal architecture. The rind splits; seeds fall– Crimson seeds in azure bowls, Or …
The Archaeology of the Pomegranate
Our sense of the ancientness of the pomegranate comes not just from words, but also from the earth. Words do …
Nightly She Sings on Yon Pomegranate-Tree
Magic and myth wind through the history of many foods. At the crux of these stories the very mysteries of …
La Toussaint:* The Saints and Souls Who Preserve Us
A novel about an arrogant food critic could only happen in France. Bien sûr! Some time ago, I set myself …
Idylls of Cuisine, #36
[A photograph, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
