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Category Archives: Holidays

Food Music Playlist #21: National Cake Day

November 26, 2018by Sara Davis Leave a comment

Our friends at Foodimentary remind me that today is National Cake Day–a bold statement on a date so close to Thanksgiving, which is typically a carnival of pies. But I […]

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Dessert, Holidays, Music

Food Playlist #20: Trick or Treat!

October 28, 2016by Sara Davis Leave a comment

Happy Halloween! In honor of a celebration that, even more than Christmas or Valentine’s Day, is defined by an excess of sugar, this week’s playlist is inevitably all about candy. Commentary […]

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Dessert, Holidays, Music

Food Music Playlist #9: Strawberry Jams

February 13, 2015by Sara Davis 1 Comment

Strawberries, roses, and chocolate: the trifecta of Valentine’s Day foods. Roses and chocolate both have long histories of romantic and sexual connotations, so it’s not surprising that they remain popular […]

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Fruit, Holidays, Music

Food Music Playlist #8: New Year’s Menu

December 30, 2014by Sara Davis 2 Comments

It may not be the greatest idea to throw a dinner party the day after I return from a long trip, but it wouldn’t be the New Year if I […]

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Holidays, Music, Regional, Rituals and Customs

Link Buffet: The Season For Everything

December 22, 2014by Sara Davis Leave a comment

I’ve been quietly adding new words to my Alimentary Lexicon since I announced it last year, but this recent addition is by far my favorite: deipnophobia, the fear of dinner […]

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Bread, Cooking, Food Distribution and Resources, Food in the City, Holidays, Link Buffet, Playing with Food, Visual appeal and presentation

Link Buffet: Thanksgiving Links

November 24, 2014by Sara Davis Leave a comment

Artist Hannah Rothstein plates traditional Thanksgiving dinners in the style of modern artists such as Mondrian: At NPR, the ever-sharp Linda Holmes has a delightful takedown of NYT’s list of Thanksgiving […]

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Art, Family, Holidays, Link Buffet, Playing with Food, Science

Link Buffet: Insert Obligatory Halloween Pun

October 31, 2014by Sara Davis Leave a comment

Tricks: Nicola Twilley goes behind the scenes of the smellscape in a Minneapolis Haunted House Basement. The haunted-house designers use scent to create atmosphere, produce emotional effect, and even guide […]

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Aromas and Odors, Holidays, Link Buffet, Race

Link Buffet: Thanksgiving links

November 28, 2013by Sara Davis 2 Comments

This year I’m having a quiet Thanksgiving with just a few guests, but my gentleman friend and I have enthusiastically prepared a feast: roast duck, maple Brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes with sage […]

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Holidays, Link Buffet

Link Buffet: Rants and Rhapsodies

November 5, 2013by Sara Davis 1 Comment

I enjoyed the lamb fennel tajine so much that I’m still talking about it, this time in more detail at the Penn Press Log. The recipe came from our new book Scheherazade’s Feasts, a […]

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Gender, Holidays, Link Buffet, Race

Get this look: Heirloom Vegetables

October 25, 2013by Sara Davis 3 Comments

So it’s harvest season, Halloween is just around the corner, and you want to dress as your favorite locally cultivated and sustainable grown vegetable for a costume party. I completely […]

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Anthropomorphism, Consumer Culture, Holidays

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