a TASTE expansion
July 6, 2008
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This site began as a chronicle of my cooking mishaps. The purpose of documenting my trials and errors in the kitchen was as much to keep myself cooking as it was to prove that if I can cook, anyone can. Throughout this last week I’ve been traveling through Europe, eating my way from London to Berlin and Stockholm. In the meantime, I’ve also begun writing about local food practices for the Green section of The Huffington Post. Though I’ve missed the ins and outs of my own kitchen, I’ve also been spoiled by a few great meals and some wonderful European markets. In addition, I’ve been thinking about food a bit more analytically of late, from a social, political and economic 
perspective. What are the ramifications of what I choose to buy and how I decide to
prepare it? I believe that how
we eat reflects who we are, and if we make food a conscientious and deliberate occasion in our lives, we can have more thoughtful, engaged relationships with our communities, friends and food sources. As such, I will expand the reach of this site to cover my food perspectives and tastes on a number of levels: through cooking, eating, restaurant and book reviews as well as musings on the origins of my comestibles. In the meantime, here are links to my two pieces on The Huffington Post. The first, Local Food: Scandal and Slander deals with those who deign to begrudge local eating, while outlining some of the core 
reasons why I favor local food whenever possible. The second, Wal-Mart Goes Local…So? looks to how capitalism and oil prices might save small, regional farms. I will also offer food features I write for findingDulcinea, which index some of the best Web sites for studying the history and culture of different food varieties. The latest, Barbecue Season, explains the history of barbecue in America from Brooklyn to Texas. Feel free to comment if there’s anything you’d like to see more or less of. Tomorrow, expect a cheesecake.
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