Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Au revoir, Gourmet


Very sad to say, but Gourmet magazine will be closing after 68 years of publication.

Monday, August 3, 2009

Halal-to do about something...


A posting on the slightly more serious side (for verysmalltalk, anyway)... this very interesting post by Robyn Eckhardt at EatingAsia, a wonderful and award-winning travel and food blog that Robyn and her husband Dave Hagerman author together. In this posting, Robyn observes how in some countries, like Thailand and Indonesia, halal and non-halal food stalls coexist side by side in the marketplace, but in Malaysia, the non-halal stalls are generally hidden away. There is a very interesting discussion about religion, politics, and national identity which follows her posting. Check it out!

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