But What Do We Actually Do?
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But What Do We Actually Do?

Today, we have a small interlude from the normal Sunday installment of #MeetTheGastronomes, due to our study trip in Calabria all of last week.  I was supposed to have something whipped up for you, with someone’s story ready in the wings, but since I don’t, I thought I might explain the gastronomes.  Every week they … …read more

Oscar Farinetti’s views on the relationship between the future and the past
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Oscar Farinetti’s views on the relationship between the future and the past

Central to Farinetti’s success has been his perspective on the relationship between the future and the past. The past is something we can only remember, whereas the future we can do something about. He stressed the notion of an assisted destiny, a consideration of the important and positive aspects of our past, which informs the decisions we make in shaping our future….

The journey towards respect
Identità Golose 2017

The journey towards respect

Thoughts and ideas of modern cuisine by Norbert Niederkofler and Christian Puglisi

When G-d decided to become a food writer: The Passover narrative
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When G-d decided to become a food writer: The Passover narrative

Above: Some of the classic foods that American Jews eat for the Passover. Matzah (unleavened bread) is described explicitly in the Bible. Gefilte fish, a type of ground fish loaf, actually has nothing to do with the holiday but it is a tradition for Jews of Central European descent to serve it with the Passover … …read more

Who is eating all the sharks?
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Who is eating all the sharks?

These scary predators are disappearing from our oceans, but no one seems to be hungry for them

Support earthquake-affected wines from Marche, Umbria, and Abruzzo by buying them in your hometown
An American in Pollenzo

Support earthquake-affected wines from Marche, Umbria, and Abruzzo by buying them in your hometown

If you ever traveled to the Italian regions of Marche (Marches), Umbria, or Abruzzo, you know that part of their charm is how underdeveloped they are. Especially when compared with the once pristine wine growing areas of the north, for example, where industrial expansion has radically reshaped the landscape over the last three decades, these … …read more