in British civil service). Also would recommend Gastropolis, on NY food, the best book I’ve read this year on food - from an anthro/sociological perspective. I posted in detail on it on this board to resounding lack of...

I moved to New York from Los Angeles three years ago, and there are three things I haven’t been able to find yet. One is Mexican food, which I see is discussed below. Since I live in Queens, I’ll have to check out...

Why do you think that chowish kosher food is so difficult to find?

I’m curious – what cuisine do you like more at home (here in the states) than in its country of origin? I like the Indian at Bombay Grill & Taste of India more than the food I actually had in Bombay or Goa. I realize...

Sorry to ask a non-food related question here but it is specific to New York so I couldn’t go to the not about food boards. I am considering moving to Fort Greene but don’t know anythign about the area and I’m...

of animals that may become extinct due to sociological trends. "The Ark metaphor is explicit: onto this symbolic ship, Slow Food intends to load gastronomic products threatened by industrial standardization, hyperhygienist...

any good spots? I am a healthy eater....no fast food or red meat

Yes, and like you I found it extremely informative on many levels and also, deeply disturbing in its sociological context. It really is about more than “just” food. I found especially fascinating the parts dealing...

. In doing research for my book I began with Laura Shapiro’s Perfection Salad, and really got into all the sociological aspects. Women, i.e., ladies, of the 19th century really were stuck with stereotypical food. As were...

more bohemian), Laloux (definitely chic), Holder (younger, trendier, food likely not as good but a pleasant place nonetheless). - Lunch: go to Marche Jean-Talon, gawk at all the produce, take in the sights/sounds/smells. Check out...

for their families. perhaps it’s for another thread, and getting too sociological for a food board, but this non-restaurant oriented, insular, home-meal, class-divided social reality means that recipes continue to be very...

Chowhound and prolific food scout, Thi Nguyen has outdone himself in his new role as one of the food critics for the Los Angeles Times; producing a “full” monty as it were in today’s Food section. Thi takes up...

to time, visiting North America). You never – but never – see tipping discussed on UK food websites nor, for that matter, do non-North American Hounds mention it on the UK/Ireland Board. You’ll not see it as a topic either on...

For future reference, there is a wonderful cookbook/sociology study called "Death Warmed Over: Funeral Food, Rituals, & Customs from Around the World" by Lisa Rogak. It explains customs and gives recipes for something like 100...

other books like this one. so my question is, has anyone read a book about cooking or food (not an actual cook book, though, i have enough of those, make that too many of those) that they would recommend? thanks! cheers, lulu