I have been reminded many times recently on the vast contrasts between population with and without food culture. The easiest definition of what is food culture, in my mind, is that populations or people who have food culture live to eat, and those who don’t eat to live. Reduce to its bare essentials this is [...]

I spent most of the month of November travelling, first to Montreal on business, and then to Veracruz with Normita, our first holiday since our honeymoon 6 years ago. I had a great time with my parents who came to visit me in Montreal, and with Normita in Veracruz to commemorate our 6th anniversary. I [...]