Food

Film Review: “Flux Gourmet” — Food, Glorious Food

August 23, 2022
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Flux Gourmet occasionally reminded me of the films of Peter Greenaway, who often juxtaposed the grotesque or disturbing with the beautiful and ethereal.

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Book Review: The Lost Southern Chefs — A History of the Commercialization of Southern Hospitality

April 28, 2022
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For all of the book’s fascinating revelations, The Lost Southern Chefs leaves the reader with a number of unanswered questions.

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Theater Review: “Seared” — A Recipe for Comedy

August 16, 2021
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Theresa Rebeck’s foodie comedy Seared is more of an amiable appetizer than a substantial entree.

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Book Review: “Cheese, Wine, and Bread” — On the Menu, Confession and Fermentation

April 21, 2021
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The current rage for inserting the personal/confessional in everything from cookbooks to literary criticism can go too far.

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Book Review: “Jew-ish: Reinvented Recipes from a Modern Mensch” — Nosh Nirvana?

March 1, 2021
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Jake Cohen is “modern” in that he takes a contemporary approach at spreading the gospel; he is an expert at using social media.

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Book Review: Black Food Matters — “The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food”

November 4, 2020
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The Rise is the rare cookbook that does more than offer a culinary and educational journey. It inspires.

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Food Commentary: The Chicken Sandwich Wars — Political Food Fight Revisited

February 28, 2020
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I confess that I was one of those schmucks who tried (and failed) to stay vigilant in my high-minded refusal to eat at Chick-fil-A.

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Book Feature: Joan Nathan — Sitting at “King Solomon’s Table”

August 18, 2018
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There are 170 recipes in King Solomon’s Table . Joan Nathan, a sort of culinary archeologist, tracks down the details of their origins to Biblical times. 

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Food Feature: Liquid Relief for the Dog Days of Summer

August 16, 2018
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A local company has come to the thirst-quenching rescue with DRINKmelon, the industry’s first pure watermelon water.

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Food Feature: Somerville — Chocolate Capital of Massachusetts?

April 24, 2018
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Somerville’s Union Square hosts four chocolate companies, in renovated warehouses.

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