Books
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Alison Roman is a Food Goddess
Alison Roman knows a thing or twenty about going viral. Consider her recipe for “The Stew”: an unassuming chickpea-turmeric concoction that amassed some 5,000 hash-tagged shout-outs on Instagram (many of which made their way to Roman’s own feed, in screens -shotted glory). And “The Chicken,” with 500-plus reviews, in just over a month. Or take “The Cookies”—the salted chocolate chunk shortbread ones that arguably catalyzed Roman’s entrée to her current status as viral recipe whisperer, worlds over. (Smitten Kitchen suggested they just might be “the cookie of the year.” The Cut completely fumbled them, in a charming way. And The New York Times captioned a photo of them: “Those Viral Cookies You Saw On Instagram 487…
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Are You a Foodie?
What is a foodie? According to Wikipedia, a foodie is… …a gourmet, or a person who has an ardent or refined interest in food and alcoholic beverages. A foodie seeks new food experiences as a hobby rather than simply eating out of convenience or hunger. Foodies are a distinct hobbyist group. Typical foodie interests and activities include the food industry, wineries and wine tasting, breweries and beer sampling, food science, following restaurant openings and closings and occasionally reopenings, food distribution, food fads, health and nutrition, cooking classes, culinary tourism, and restaurant management. A foodie might develop a particular interest in a specific item, such as the best egg cream or…
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Everyone Must Eat.
You can break down human nature any which way, and no matter how you slice it, one thing remains true: everyone must eat, and food has always been an important cultural measure through time. The circulation of cookbooks and culinary publications have helped to introduce new culinary practices to many corners of the world, with one valuable example being Gourmet Magazine, established in 1941 and shut down in 2009. Gourmet was a deviation from other culinary publications because the amount of intellectual content alongside recipes, lifestyle advice, puzzles and long-form reporting. This mix of appealing content garnered many loyal readers during its time, including some who went on to become…
