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Postcard from Zimbabwe
It’s an unlikely—and to many, unfathomable—vacation destination. But a new coalition government could put this southern African country back on the map.
02.09.09
- Keywords
- jocelyn c. zuckerman,
- travel,
- africa,
- culinary culture,
- hotels
food + cooking
Community Cafés
When your town doesn’t even have a post office or a gas station, you find other ways to come together.
02.09.09
- Keywords
- deborah madison,
- culinary culture,
- slow food,
- southwest,
- chefs
travel + culture
Madrid Goes Kosher
It took 500 years to find a good Sephardic restaurant in the Spanish capital—but who’s counting?
02.06.09
- Keywords
- lisa abend,
- restaurants,
- madrid,
- culinary culture,
- jewish
food + cooking
Potato Salad As Condiment
This unconventional schmear, a common request at Chappy’s Deli in Montgomery, Alabama, elevates a humdrum sandwich—and inspires a wild theory.
02.06.09
- Keywords
- john t. edge,
- culinary culture,
- southern u.s.,
- restaurants,
- sandwiches
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.
02.05.09
food + cooking
Extreme Frugality: Doing the Unthinkable
For the first time ever, my family of six is going to live within our means—in other words, spend $550 a month.
02.05.09
- Keywords
- w. hodding carter,
- culinary culture,
- extreme frugality
chefs + restaurants
L.A. Kinda Rules, Part One
A New Yorker gets a crush on Los Angeles, and figures out the ’80s.
02.03.09
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- restaurant notes,
- los angeles,
- wolfgang puck,
- culinary culture
chefs + restaurants
Inside the Bocuse d’Or
At this competition known as the “Olympics of cooking,” chefs risk it all to win top honors.
02.02.09
- Keywords
- julia langbein,
- chefs,
- culinary culture,
- france,
- paul bocuse
chefs + restaurants
On Fascism and Happiness
A few thoughts on waiters.
01.27.09
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- restaurant notes,
- culinary culture
chefs + restaurants
Madrid Fusion: The Power of Scent
The aromas of wave-washed rocks and burning cinnamon sticks may be coming soon to a meal near you.
01.26.09
- Keywords
- lisa abend,
- chefs,
- molecular gastronomy,
- madrid,
- culinary culture
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