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Thursday, July 02, 2009

Out of Africa

There once was a boy named Samuelsson

Who was happy and well-fed in Sweden.

But his African origins

Knocked on his door again (and again)

Until one day he went there to find them.


Marcus Samuelsson was born in Ethiopia. But when he was three, his mother died of tuberculosis, and he was se...

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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

It's the Palm, Sugar

Question: Why is Thai food so lip-smackingly delicious?

Answer: palm sugar.

Well, maybe palm sugar isn't the only secret tropical ingredient behind Thai food's supreme balance of tangy, hot, salty, and sweet, but it's right up there with lemon grass, fish sauce, and kaffir limes. And we...

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