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Tag Archives: NPR

Link Buffet: Personal and Political

February 14, 2017by Sara Davis Leave a comment

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 […]

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Link Buffet: A Hot Mess

November 25, 2016by Sara Davis Leave a comment

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 […]

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Link Buffet: Resurfacing

July 17, 2016by Sara Davis Leave a comment

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 […]

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Link Buffet: The Significance of Small Things

June 16, 2016by Sara Davis 2 Comments

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 […]

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Link Buffet: More than just a pretty plate

April 29, 2016by Sara Davis Leave a comment

Apropos of our nostalgic stroll among the art and culture of the mid-20th century (where we got up close with Thiebaud), a friend reminded me that Philly was host to the […]

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Link Buffet: Wine, Women, and Tomme

November 13, 2015by Sara Davis 1 Comment

At NPR: How Suffragists Used Cookbooks as a Recipe for Subversion: Perhaps the most fascinating of these cookbooks came from Pittsburgh in 1915. The Suffrage Cook Book was a sumptuous […]

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Link Buffet: American dreams

October 16, 2015by Sara Davis 1 Comment

Tis the season: we were just talking apple toddies last week, and this week I saw this wonderful profile of the woman who runs Laird & Company, who makes the […]

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Link Buffet, Playing with Food

Link Buffet: The Commerce of Everyday Life

September 1, 2015by Sara Davis Leave a comment

Relax, NPR! You’re not too cool to make your own veggie broth. It’s easy and convenient and economical. Although I never thought of blending the cooked vegetables to make a thicker soup stock, […]

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Consumer Culture, Food Distribution and Resources, Link Buffet

Link Buffet: Made for TV

July 8, 2015by Sara Davis 1 Comment

Midcentury Menu is a blog that recipe-tests vintage dishes like meat loaves and meringue pies and posts the (often hilarious) results. The blogmistress recently teamed up with the food stylist […]

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Link Buffet: Odds and Ends

June 26, 2015by Sara Davis Leave a comment

From start to finish, this interview with Chris Kimball of America’s Test Kitchen is a great read: the dialogue discusses how to make a recipe as reliable as possible (“we go through a […]

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