On Food & Culture
For a Summer dinner serve this Watermelon Raspada with blueberries and lime, refreshing and visually beautiful. Watermelons were originally domesticated in central and southern Africa where they served not only as food but as an important water supply dating back 6,000 years. Through trade routes …
I make large batches of this zesty, hearty tomato sauce and freeze it in plastic bags. It’s really great for spaghetti, meatballs and especially in baked dishes like eggplant parmigiana and pizzas. Recipe Ingredients (makes 4 cups) 4 cups Roma tomatoes, canned or fresh 2 …
This morning I roasted pecans. Break them into pieces, add a little salt and into the oven they go. The aroma fills the home with delicious recollections. Food is memory and the pecan is a good example of this. Pecan is an iconic ingredient in …
“Ding-Dong The Witch Is Dead” is #1 on the British Music Charts. That’s a strong protest against the Thatcher policies regarding torture, immigration, union rights and health care. More interesting, though is that although #1 songs are played by the BBC radio, now the BBC …
March 28 we served a 10-course Chef’s Texas Mexican dinner at the Aurora Picture Show. Family and friends came in from San Antonio and two chef amigos, fellow CIA alumni, flew in to help staff the kitchen. Being the first art exhibit ever to connect …
Laura Varela sees things that others do not see, and as a documentary filmmaker, she shares her vision by exploring new styles in storytelling. She tells history with detail and force, and in her recent work, combines filmmaking with actual live art installations. “My work …
We will be serving/performing this meal at the Aurora Picture Show while above the diners, on a giant screen, art videos by Chicano filmmakers will play. The art show explores how films and food share texture, pacing, history, and how they perform similar aesthetic functions …
I had a delicious breakfast at El Puesto restaurant in San Antonio, Texas. It is the third in a row of Texas Mexican restaurants, next to each other, in the West side of San Antonio on old US Highway 90. Each of the three restaurants …
When you just feel like having friends over for a “gussied up” dinner party, try this delicious mushroom strudel. This lacto-vegetarian dish is rich and fancy, but you can assemble everything ahead of time and, when your friends arrive, pop it in the oven. No, …
The second in our series of essays leading up to the Food & Film art event in March. Stereotypes in Food and Film Stereotypes appear both in food and film. Sometimes they are employed for humor or satire and at other times they are a …