Food

Silver & Gold: An Orange Picker's Meditation

From Mission Gardens to Monkey Glands

Feb 6 •

Defiant Tongues, Lost Voices, and a Bulletproof Diva

Field Notes on What Survives (and What Gets Erased)

Jan 23 •

January Survival Kit: Radical Reading, Rescue TV Drama, & a Cake You Can't Have

“The state of public city hospitals these days makes a MASH unit look like a health spa.”

Jan 16 •

A Christmas Miracle on the Road to Oaxaca

UNTIL Egypt’s Aswan Dam plugged her up, the Nile River flooded every year, spreading her chocolate waters across the land, depositing the rich sediment…

Dec 10, 2024 •

For the Vegetarian Thanksgiving Radical, & the Dumpling Devoteé

Nov 27, 2024 •

Chicken and Figs

Comfort. Real Food. Repeat.

Nov 13, 2024 •

Hatch Chile, Apple, and Cheddar Pie

Hatch chiles, fall apples, cheddar, and a nut crust.

Sep 4, 2024 •

Coyote Eats Out Tonight & Every Night

La Frontera— A Little Food For Weekend Thought

Aug 29, 2024 •

and

Into Every Life, a Little Plum Deluge Must Fall

Yes, it’s that beloved plum tart recipe on my kitchen table again.

Jul 10, 2024 •

The Final White Walker

An Epic TV Drama Calls for Dragon-Size Dinner Parties!

Jun 12, 2024 •

The Perfect Soufflé

An homage to Jacqueline Margulis and Café Jacqueline

May 15, 2024 •

The Berkeley Co-op Cookbook Sandbox

How I Learned to Read- and Cook- from the Proto-Feminist Beatniks of the 60s

Jan 31, 2024 •

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