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A Visit to Mexico City
Fantastic food. The world's largest wholesale food market. A vintage menu. A great Mexican gift.
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A Little Love Story for Valentine's Day
Also, the best Mexican breakfast. A recipe. And a vintage newspaper article.
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A Note from Mexico
I spent yesterday at the Tuesday Market in San Miguel de Allende, a great sprawling raucous weekly event where the delicious aroma of tacos, gorditas…
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Good News for Italian Food Lovers
Also, vintage recipes. A great new product. And the best dish I've had this year....
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A Little Lagniappe For Design Nerds
Sorry - no food today.
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January 2025

Could You Use a Little Joy?
Also, a fantastic meal. A comforting recipe. Great plates. And a little nepotism.
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A Rant About Food Writing
Also, the joy of "Dripping Puddings." An awful vintage ad. A great vintage menu. And a contest for culinary professionals.
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I Love LA
A few of the many things that make this city so special. An experimental restaurant. A unique grocery store. A wedding. A perfect dish. The most…
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Three Menus and a Recipe (or Two)
Two meals I really loved, one I wish I'd tried - and a couple of recipes you're going to want to make.
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Do You Know Elizabeth David?
An ode to one of our greatest food writers. Another to her favorite food writer. Vintage menus she would have loved. A recipe. And time traveling on the…
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December 2024

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