Sesame seeds are one of the oldest ingredients known to man.
Native to East Africa and Indonesia, they are popular as “benne” in Southern candies and cookies. Elsewhere, they show up on everything from bagels to broiled tuna.
I spoke with Cheryl Sternman Rule, a food blogger (...
Many people living north of the proverbial border think Cinco de Mayo is the ultimate holiday in Mexico. Well, it’s not.
That honor goes to Mexican independence day, Sept. 16. Cinco de Mayo commemorates a famed victory of the Mexicans over a French army in 1862. It is a day to remember, yes, but the party generally takes place in the...
On Cinco de Mayo, the margarita reigns.
Frozen or on the rocks, the tequila and lime cocktail will be hoisted in bars and at home parties in the upcoming days to mark the victory of a meager Mexican army over the much better armed French at the 1862 Battle of Puebla.
Well, that’s the official reason.
The margarita always...
Can we stop calling it “Little Italy”?
The thought occurred the moment I crossed into the Republic of Eataly, a massive, chaotic place where jostling is law, a food emporium for which “emporium” sounds puny and “Italopolisplex” is closer to the truth.
The Republic of Eataly, which resembles an autonomous state, is found in...
“How Italian Food Conquered the World”
(Palgrave Macmillan, $25)
By John F. Mariani
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What it is: Well, certainly not a shining example of truth in titling. Mariani, the longtime food and travel columnist for Esquire, has written an intriguing (though often frustratingly selective) history of how...
