Monthly Archives: December 2010

Looking for Grace–Four Seasons Juice Bar

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Mary Rizzo

Americans have a tumultuous relationship with food and drink. From 19th century vegetarians who advocated abstinence to contemporary fitness gurus who urge dieters to pour salt over uneaten desserts, we haven’t figured out how to guiltlessly enjoy the prodigious bounty … Continue reading →

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Basic 4, Vegetarian Style

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Mary Rizzo

After 12 years of vegetarianism, I decided I had done my time. I was never an animal rights vegetarian, but an environmental one, albeit with serious foodie tendencies. In a city like Philadelphia it’s ridiculously easy to be veg, but … Continue reading →

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Not Since Nineveh: Kamal’s Middle Eastern

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Mary Rizzo

I’m not sure if the 1955 movie Kismet was my first introduction to representations of the Middle East–perhaps the Douglas Fairbanks picThe Thief of Baghdad? I don’t think my mother read me anything from 1001 Arabian nights–but it certainly summarizes … Continue reading →

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Nanee’s Kitchen

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Mary Rizzo

Chill. Shake. Drink. Transcend. The words printed on the label of Nanee’s Kitchen cardamom lassi are both instructions and index to the consumption of Indian food in America. Ha, ha, the drinker (or at least this one) thinks, looking at … Continue reading →

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