The Gallery: Data Visualization of a Timeline of Taste
The Popularity of Vanilla vs. Rosewater Starting Tuesday night, I’m teaching a three-part course on Historic Gastronomy at the Brookyln Brainery. It’s going to involve a lot of history, a lot of...
View ArticleThe Gallery: Cooking on the Monitor
Re: my event with the Brooklyn Diggers last weekend, celebrating the 150 anniversary of the construction of the Monitor. The Diggers dug up this amazing image of cooking on the deck of the infamous...
View ArticleThe Gallery: Brunch v. Blunch!
Brandon brought me this great article: an explanation for the word “Brunch,” from Punch, or The London Charivari, August 1, 1898. Will I see you later for suckfast? Or do you want to get together...
View ArticleThe Gallery: The Most Amazing Image
This image was created by Sarah Conrad and Will Heath, and presented to me as an incredible birthday present. I’m speechless. Related PostsIntroducing The Gallery!The Gallery: What if Your Fruit Was...
View ArticleThe Gallery: Urban Hearth Cooking Photos
Here are some snapshots my students took the past two weekends at my Urban Hearth Cooking class at the Old Stone House in Brooklyn! If this looks like fun to you, be sure to get in the class when it...
View ArticleThe Gallery: Ham Pickle and Kraft Dinner
Sent to me by my friend Nina. The saddest part is I would eat this and enjoy it. Related PostsThe Gallery: Data Visualization of a Timeline of TasteThe Gallery: Big Cheese in the White HouseThe...
View ArticleThe Gallery: Fiery Poker Heats Up Hot Buttered Rum
Tom and Jerry, eggnog’s hot and spicy cousin, is the subject of my most recently blog post for Etsy–you can read it here. Although the drink was invented in the 1840s, it had an inexplicable return...
View ArticleThe Gallery: MUFFINS! HOT MUFFINS! – City Street Vendors of the 19th Century
Every stranger from the country, who comes to the city, is astonished at the variety of noises which assail his ears on every side. Instead of the more quiet scenes which he is accustomed to, he now...
View ArticleGallery: Supermother’s Cooking with Grass Cookbook (1971)
I first spied this little beauty in the very reputable Antique Trader Collectible Cookbooks Price Guide. What grabbed my attention — other than the fact that it’s a cookbook for “grass” – is that it...
View ArticleThe Gallery: Campfire Cooking Beyond Hotdogs
Photographer extraordinaire Jess Tsang took some snaps at my most recent fire cooking class in Brooklyn, so I thought I’d share! If you’re interested in this class, and live in the New York City area,...
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