Thomas Jefferson: The Francophile Who Became the First U.S. “Foodie”
Thomas Jefferson. President. Scientist. Writer. Man of many passions, some hidden, some not. In his writings and in his actions, …
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Ladies of the Pen and the Cookpot: Edna Lewis
Who was Edna Lewis? Why call her an American Idol? Before she wrote The Edna Lewis Cookbook, The Taste of …
Not Your Mama’s Lettuce
I don’t know about you, but I grew up with the ‘berg in the fridge, with a jar of Hellman’s …
Honey, I’m Cooking!
As an infant, Zeus, the Greek god of gods, fed on milk and honey, or so the story goes. And …
Good Golly, Miss Molly: Mary Randolph’s Boarding House
In March, 1808, readers of The Richmond Virginia Gazette would have read the following advertisement in the pages of that …
American Cookbooks: History 101 (II)
Continued from April 28, 2009: By the 1820s other cookbooks followed, The Virginia Housewife among them, written by Mary Randolph, …
