There are myriad health benefits that come with making the decision to switch to a vegetarian diet, but there can be some complications too. Health experts already warn that a vegetarian diet can lead to possible nutrient deficiencies, but a new study adds another concern—the potential impact of a no-meat diet on your mental health. […]
Archives for January 2016
Caesar Salad with Pine Nuts and Cashews
The Caesar salad’s creation is attributed to restaurateur Caesar Cardini, an Italian immigrant who operated restaurants in Mexico and the United States in the 1920s. Cardini was living in San Diego but also working in Tijuana where he avoided the restrictions of Prohibition. He invented the dish when a Fourth of July 1924 rush depleted […]
The Land of the Five Flavors: A Cultural History of Chinese Cuisine
Renowned sinologist Thomas O. Höllmann tracks the growth of food culture in China from its earliest burial rituals to today’s Western fast food restaurants, mapping Chinese cuisine’s geographical variations and local customs, indigenous factors and foreign influences, trade routes, and ethnic associations. Sinology is the academic study of China primarily through Chinese language, literature, and […]