In Other Words...

Something to Chew On...

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Gary Allen
Jun 16, 2024
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Today… a little essay that is not really about food, but about the related names of several different foodstuffs. Why such imponderables occupy so much of my consciousness is uncertain; that they do—alas!—is certain.

Now it’s your problem.

A Twisted Tale

Tortes, tortellini, tortelloni, tortas… what could they possibly have in common? I assumed that there m…

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