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War. Cook. Eat. Love.

April 10, 2012

Annia Ciezadlo, author of Day of Honey* (Free Press, 2011) , isn’t the first person to cook her way through …

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Fatema Hal: The Interchange of Culinary Ideas Between Morocco and France

February 13, 2012

On Tuesday, Fatema’s talk (in French) is on “Maroc-France: La cuisine en partage” (“Sharing Food and Cuisine: Between Morocco and …

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The Roger Smith Cookbook Conference

February 8, 2012

Just a reminder that you will be able to see some 10 of the 28 sessions live and for free …

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The Ancient Sin of Gluttony: What’s Really Behind the Shunning of Paula Deen

January 26, 2012

We need strategies that do not drag us back to the dispositional focus of the Inquisition’s witch-hunts, that propelled the …

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Michel de Montaigne: “Literally” an Ancestor?

September 25, 2011

Great article by Sarah Bakewell, on Paris Review site from November 2010: What Bloggers Owe [Michel de] Montaigne Don’t forget …

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New Clothes Always Help

July 28, 2011

Today Gherkins & Tomatoes / Cornichons & Tomates begins its fourth year of blogging by donning a new look. The …

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Un Petit Départ, Un Petit “Au Revoir”, or, Helping Père Noël and Saint Nicolas

December 14, 2010

During this Christmas season,  Gherkins & Tomatoes / Cornichons & Tomates will be in a state of flux, assisting Père …

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Another Last Word on French Cuisine and UNESCO’s “Intangible Cultural Heritage” Program

November 23, 2010

The recent inscribing of  ”intangible cultural heritage” status  to “the French gastronomic meal” by UNESCO brought both cheers and jeers …

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French Cuisine, an Exposition on Medieval Food Not to be Missed

November 22, 2010

Click on the image to “attend” a gorgeous exposition of the history of medieval French cuisine: Be sure to click …

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The French Gastronomic Meal, UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

November 18, 2010

French Gastronomic Meal The Committee 1. Takes note that France has nominated the gastronomic meal of the French for inscription …

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