Link Buffet: Why are you like this?
I was so interested to readRachel Lauden’s take on the term “foodways,” a word frequently used in anthropological and sociological food studies to mean both food custom and culture. I have […]
Category Archives: Blog Notes
Link Buffet: Personal and Political
I have trouble articulating why I’m so attracted to Sith imagery lately. Obviously I don’t identify or even sympathize with the Empire. But as I sit here in my cute […]
What I’m Cooking: January
Well, I guess it is time to get back to work. I’ve been experiencing the same malaise that many of my peers have felt since November, and feeling sort of […]
Link Buffet: A Hot Mess
I am fond of the term “hot mess” to describe situations that have gone so far off the rails or fallen so short of expectations that the resulting debacle is either […]
Link Buffet: Recommendations
If you’re in a food rut: Brain Pickings, Salvador Dali’s Rare, Erotic Vintage Cookbook If you’re hungry for eye candy: I enjoy the hyperrealistic food paintings posted by Italian artist Marcello […]
Link Buffet: The Long Link Goodnight
Hello again, blog. I’ve missed this. I spent August and September finishing, defending, and editing my dissertation–and now I can finally kiss that chapter of my life goodbye. I didn’t write […]
Link Buffet: Resurfacing
Long time no link! I’d explain, but evidently my life is written in the Michelin stars: Lucky Peach astrology has already assessed and prescribed my food fortune. The only quibbles I have with this horoscope are […]
Link Buffet: The Significance of Small Things
At The Establishment, a stunning personal essay by Tracy Wan on cooking and mental health. I particularly like the way she acknowledges how difficult it can be to cook and […]
Link Buffet: Worth its Salt
Colossal posted some photos of a stunning site-specific installation by Motoi Yamamoto. Called “Univer’sel,” these intricate patterns within an old French castle are formed by delicately arranged salt. (Sel is French […]
Link Buffet: Oceans Rise, Empires Fall
I am sad to hear that The Toast, which I have read and actively commented in since its opening, will be closing on July 1. The Toast has provided many […]
