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food + cooking
Michigan’s Unlikely Food Revolution
You don’t have to be in California to see a local-food movement flourishing—try the Great Lake State.
Laura Shapiro
09.09.09
Keywords
farm-to-table
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slow food
,
farming
,
nutrition/diet
,
laura shapiro
food + cooking
The Trouble with Julie & Julia
Five years after Julia Child’s death, she’s winning America’s heart again through this movie. Julie Powell is another story.
Laura Shapiro
07.30.09
Keywords
film
,
cookbooks
,
julia child
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julie powell
,
laura shapiro
travel + culture
Britain’s Chain-Restaurant Renaissance
Never mind the high-end places; the real British food revolution is happening in far humbler establishments.
Laura Shapiro
07.13.09
Keywords
restaurants
,
britain
,
london
,
heston blumenthal
,
laura shapiro
food + cooking
Our Cooling Relationship with the Frozen-Food Industry
How did major manufacturers decide it was a good idea to delegate responsibility for food-safety inspections to home cooks?
Laura Shapiro
06.11.09
Keywords
health + science
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industry
,
food safety
,
laura shapiro
food politics
The War on Alice Waters
She made sustainable agriculture a rallying cry, but now the activist chef is under attack from food lovers.
Laura Shapiro
05.06.09
Keywords
alice waters
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food policy
,
farm-to-table
,
laura shapiro
travel + culture
Food Doesn’t Travel
No matter how “authentic” the ingredients or the recipe, cuisine is inextricably tied to—and limited by—the place where it’s made.
Laura Shapiro
04.09.09
Keywords
culinary culture
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restaurants
,
indian
,
travel
,
laura shapiro
travel + culture
Goa’s Culinary Treasures
There is joy in cooking at home with flavors borrowed from abroad, to be sure. But sometimes you just have to be there.
Laura Shapiro
03.11.09
Keywords
laura shapiro
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restaurants
,
india
,
travel
,
culinary culture
food politics
FDR’s Anti-Epicurean White House
Why Eleanor Roosevelt—one of the most memorable first ladies in American history and an unshakably gracious person—refused to offer dinner guests a decent meal.
Laura Shapiro
02.05.09
Keywords
laura shapiro
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food policy
,
barack obama
,
franklin roosevelt
,
eleanor roosevelt
wine + spirits + beer
Mondavi + America’s Wine Problem
The late vintner helped transform this country into the world’s largest market for wine. So why do so few Americans bother drinking it?
Laura Shapiro
01.07.09
Keywords
laura shapiro
,
wine
,
culinary culture
,
robert mondavi
chefs + restaurants
The Lord is My Chef
Fall on your knees, and hear the angel voices, for here are three cookbooks that give new meaning to the term “kitchen bible.”
Laura Shapiro
11.25.08
Keywords
ferran adria
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el bulli
,
grant achatz
,
alinea
,
heston blumenthal
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