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It was in the spirit of our secular household that this Easter passed with hot question buns rather than the usual, but as far as I can tell, the only big question is why such goodness is reserved for one weekend of the year? I predict I will be shocking the purists again by whipping [...]

Vox populi often talks about “weaknesses” when it comes to food, and suggests that we all have (at least) one; that evil thing that will break our Resolve. This language is in tune with gluttony as public enemy no.1, and also perfectly demonstrates the simple power of discourse; how a word, in this case weakness, [...]

I’m (finally) reading a book written several years ago by Warren Belasco, an American studies professor, and also an engaging writer who I hope to meet during some conference hobnobbing later this year in New Orleans. It’s called Appetite for Change: How the Counterculture Took on the Food Industry and, as the title suggests, tells [...]

I think I have finally conquered my fear of the hot oil, thanks to our nifty new Salton deep-fryer (never again shall I have to worry about burning the kitchen down for a piece of crumbed camembert). The camembert hasn’t yet happened, but the love-meal of last night was a veritable fried bonanza – and [...]

1. You visit a bar that only stocks black olives. 2. You ignore the above and order a very DRY VODKA martini, with a twist. (Repeat the DRY and VODKA as servitron nods, just to make sure). 3. You are presented with a margarita glass full of some yellowish looking liquid, a couple of ice [...]