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A journey towards a recipe
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Books I am excited about
Some of my favourite recently-released and about-to-be-released books about food
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April 2024

Norteña: The food of Northern Mexico
For my April column I reviewed Norteña: Authentic Family Recipes From the North of Mexico by Karla Zazueta
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Özlem Warren's 'Sebze'- a new Turkish vegetarian cookbook
A mini-review of an exciting new cookbook by a master of the art.
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Sumac: Recipes and stories from Syria by Anas Atassi
Another in my series of mini-reviews about the cookbooks I love the most. Tales From Topographic Kitchens is a reader-supported publication. To receive…
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March 2024

Odds and Sods
I haven't done an old fashioned round-up in a while....
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On Mothering
It’s that day again. The preceding weeks have been punctuated by emails from UK-based PRs asking if I’d like to be deleted from their Mothering Sunday…
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January 2024

Affogato- but with beer
Some notes and references
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The Best Book on Food I Read This Year
Kim Foster’s The Meth Lunches is beautiful, harsh, and unforgettable.
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Second Helpings: Delicious Dishes to Transform Your Leftovers by Sue Quinn
Posts in the Food Book Thumbnail vertical are usually paywalled, but this one is free in the hope that some of you might consider taking out a paid…
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December 2023

Vinegar
Writings on vinegar at what can be a saccharine time of year
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"Hot tamales baybeee!"
Latino food in New Orleans
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