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In praise of pasta (or cooking for one)
I eat more pasta than anything else. It is delicious, quick and as easy or as complicated as you want it to be. The reason…
The importance of being open-minded about food
Through my work, I was lucky enough to spend time in Vietnam long before the US embargo was lifted and when less than 200 foreigners…
Enough with lecturing the poor on food
It's very easy to be a food snob, even if unintentionally. This is especially true when it comes to what poor people eat. Every time…
The Australian wines you might be missing out on
If you are simultaneously blessed with a lot of time and money, and you know where to look, you can seek out some really good…
Why wine snobbery is ridiculous
It is entirely possible to refuse to drink bad wine and, simultaneously, not be a wine snob. This is because wine itself is subjective. Everyone's…