Category Archives: Food

A cheeseburger today.

Posted on 5 December 2011 by Matthew Marco

Not-possible-before-the-20th-century writing usually opens my eyes – especially when the product in question is widely available for around $1 – and this is no exception: A cheeseburger cannot exist outside of a highly developed, post-agrarian society. It requires a complex … Continue reading →

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Every letter counts.

Posted on 11 June 2011 by Matthew Marco

2011 June 2, 8:46 pm As my live-tweeting of last week’s National Spelling Bee finals attests, my misspellings outnumbered my correct guesses by a factor of five, which led me to the realization that I am not a good speller. … Continue reading →

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Savory jams.

Posted on 25 February 2011 by Matthew Marco

You could say it all started last winter when, in preparation for being cooped up for days, I decided to make a meatloaf recipe that called for soffritto. I learned what it was and how to make it for this … Continue reading →

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A way of taking a good idea.

Posted on 2 February 2011 by Matthew Marco

America has a way of taking a good idea, mass-producing it to the point of profound mediocrity, then losing our sense of where the idea comes from. Michael Ruhlman, quoted in the Times This is from an article about pepperoni … Continue reading →

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