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Oct 29, 2024 • Katherine Spiers
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Jul 12, 2024 • Katherine Spiers
The Myth of Madame Wu's Chicken Invention
I don't think Cary Grant showed her a salad
Jun 25, 2024 • Katherine Spiers
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The Dessert That Could Be Famous, Were It Not for Its Offensive Name
Jan 5, 2023 • Katherine Spiers
The Mystery of the Mexican “Turkish” Empanada
Sep 14, 2023 • Katherine Spiers
Media in Flux, Even at Smart Mouth
Jan 25, 2024 • Katherine Spiers
Classic Southern Cakes
Jun 15, 2024 • Katherine Spiers
The 20 Billion Cold War Survival Biscuits that Were Never Baked
Jan 18, 2024 • Katherine Spiers
Let Us All Fika
Mar 3, 2023 • Katherine Spiers
Classic Southern Cakes
This 'Lady Baltimore' intrigues me
Jun 15, 2024 • Katherine Spiers
Crab Rangoon and shrimp toast
Plus tea and quinoa
Jun 8, 2024 • Katherine Spiers
Chocolate Boxes, from Fastidious to Romantic
Last week I asked: Do you decline restaurant surcharges when you see them on menus or your bill? 67% of you said no you do not decline them, you pay the…
May 23, 2024 • Katherine Spiers
Roasting Cocktail Weiners on the Hibachi
And a poll
May 16, 2024 • Katherine Spiers
Hibachi and Teppanyaki in Old Newspaper Ads
And, the 'junk fees' conversation is goofy
May 10, 2024 • Katherine Spiers
Cultivated Chicken; Japanese 7-11
What's bad and what's good in food right this second.
Apr 25, 2024 • Katherine Spiers
No Need for Tinfoil, the Conspiracies Are Correct
In January of last year PBS NewsHour ran a segment that got me so worked up. The topic was the rising price of eggs, but that’s old news; what made me…
Apr 21, 2024 • Katherine Spiers
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