I am currently pondering the wisdom in compiling a book called 1001 Foods You Must Taste Before You Die. I didn’t call it that – the author did. I don’t know that I could list 1001 foods in the pure sense much less 1001 you HAD. TO. HAVE. BEFORE. YOU. DIE. (presumably of overeating). I [...]

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Epicurious caught my eye with one of the oldest headline tricks in the book today. The old “top items list” stratagem. This time it was Top 20 Essential Wine Books. I don’t even care particularly about wine and I felt compelled to look. Sure, it might be my love of all things bibliocentric but it’s [...]

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