Food Music Playlist #21: National Cake Day
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 […]
Category Archives: Holidays
Food Playlist #20: Trick or Treat!
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 […]
Food Music Playlist #9: Strawberry Jams
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 […]
Food Music Playlist #8: New Year’s Menu
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 […]
Link Buffet: The Season For Everything
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 […]
Link Buffet: Thanksgiving Links
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 […]
Link Buffet: Insert Obligatory Halloween Pun
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 […]
Link Buffet: Thanksgiving links
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 […]
Link Buffet: Rants and Rhapsodies
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 […]
Get this look: Heirloom Vegetables
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 […]
