A Literary Culinary Journal
by Simón de Swaan
A hungry stomach cannot hear.–Jean de La Fontaine, 1679
Jean de La Fontaine was the most famous French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France and in French regional languages.
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Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Jonell Galloway, Editor
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What a noble effort to encourage backyard farms and urban gardening.! I would love to be part of it if I lived in the U.S.
Hungry Mother Organics has long wanted to not just sell produce, but get the average person to grow it, as well. Now the local farm is starting a 1,000 Backyard Farms campaign, along with the non-profit F.O.C.U.S. (For Our Country United States) to track and map the growth of the local food network in the Carson Valley and Reno area. Earlier in the year, Backyard farmers of any size were encouraged to sign up their gardens or farms with the campaign. Gardeners who sent a photo or rough sketch of their garden plan and their location to stacey@hungrymother.cc was entered to win $150 worth of soil and plants from Hungry Mother, which was awarded in May.
The idea was to discover how many people are already growing their own food, and how much they’re growing. This data will be used to create an interactive map, which will be available at 1000backyardfarms.org. “Ultimately, we hope to use the information to determine the number of backyard farms in the region, the acreage of the farms and estimated total food yield,” the website states.
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by Jamie Schler
I spend my days at the computer click-clacking across the keyboard, playing. You see, since I began my blog I have fallen in love with writing. Oh, I have always loved words, sentences, ideas, searching them out, chasing them, grabbing them as if they were butterflies and I was romping across fragrant, wind-tousled fields, butterfly net in hand. I have always been a great reader, spending most of my childhood, youth, adulthood curled up with a book. I love a great plot, fascinating characters, but not only. Mastery of language is a rare skill; making words dance in the reader’s head like music is a treasure rarely found. Many aspire to greatness, so few achieve it. But when they do, it is exceptional, stunning! Placing word after word, just the right ones in just the right order; it is magic and I have read such stories that simply the words chosen, the ideas created, the mastery of the language have taken my breath away. I must close the book, lay it gently beside me, shut my eyes and catch my breath as I savor the beauty.
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In eating, a third of the stomach should be filled with food, a third with drink, and the rest left empty.—Babylonian Talmud, c. 500
The Talmud is a central text of mainstream Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history.
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Kosher cuisine: Beyond the bagel. Traditional Jewish food is homely, hearty and intended to be shared. Now foodies of all faiths are joining the feast, The Independent
Female Farmers Sprouting: More Md., Va. Women Lead Farms, The Washington Post
Fancy a Peruvian? Andean state pulls up a seat at the food world’s high table: Gastón Acurio, the ‘Peruvian Jamie Oliver’, is at the forefront of the country’s latest gastro-boom, The Guardian
After His Brother’s Killing, a Chef Turns to Israeli Food, The New York Times
On Nutrition: Are egg whites just a bunch of feathers? (and other important questions), The Seattle Times
Curry — it’s more ‘Japanese’ than you think, The Japan Times
For German bier, it’s all in the glass, Eatocracy
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Whatsoever was the father of a disease, an ill diet was the mother.–George Herbert, 1651
George Herbert was an English poet and orator, as well as an Anglican priest. Throughout his life, he wrote religious poems characterized by a precision of language and an ingenious use of imagery or conceits that was favored by the metaphysical school of poets. Some of Herbert‘s poems have endured as hymns, including “King of Glory, King of Peace” (Praise), “Let All the World in Every Corner Sing” (Antiphon) and “Teach me, my God and King” (The Elixir).
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Giant vegetables: more fun than flavour + gallery of massive veg, The Guardian
Fry me to the moon: British cuisine takes off in Berlin, The Guardian
Antibiotic Resistance and the Case for Organic Poultry and Meat, The Atlantic
Angela Hartnett’s ham hock and cannelini bean soup – a soup hearty enough to serve as a full meal, The Guardian
5 Ways Bloggers Changed Restaurant Reviewing, Will Write for Food, DianneJ
Pomegranate Walnut Relish, Leite’s Culinaria
The Shark Fin Debate, Zester Daily
Who Wants to Be a Career Food Critic Anyway, The Atlantic Wire
To Ditch the Dessert, Feed the Brain, PsyPost
The People’s Grocery in West Oakland is a great example of a community taking charge of their food (video), Organic Nation
Apricots on silver platter, Foodografia (Alessandro Guerani)
Is Your Choice Of Food A Fundamental Right?, Food Renegade
You say tomato, I say code violation: Judge wages war against urban gardener, Mother Nature Network
Project: Design the Ultimate American Sandwich, GOOD
Chocolate Roundup #9: Switzerland, UK, USA, Poland, MyKugelhopf
Tomate: el duro camino hasta el éxito, ADN.es
Pumpkin Salad Tripoli style, Mom’s Recipes And More, An Israeli food blog
Healing South Indian Tomato & Black Pepper Soup, love food eat
Australian chocolate industry praised for commitment to accredited cocoa, Food Magazine
Brasil Afora: Pernambuco – Bolo de Rolo, Chef Fafá – Receitas
Les Espoirs de Mougins 2011: The Winner, Le Gagnant, Gayot
Gâteaux Basques à la Confiture de Cerises Noires, J’en reprendrai bien un bout
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Meet Jonell Galloway, a freelance writer and editor specialized in French cuisine. 
