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  1. Saved from the “Two-Headed Serpent”: The Curious History of Coriander

    By Joel Denker Once dubbed the “stinking herbe,” coriander has fallen into and out of favor. Native to the Mediterranean, the herb, both its tangy leaves and earthy, citric seeds, has attracted flavor …

  2. Chili Goes Balkan - Food Passages

    By Joel Denker Part II told the saga of the chili queens, the Mexican women who dished up their specialty in San Antonio’s Plaza Mercado, and of Willy Gebhardt, the German immigrant who first …

  3. Jottings by Joel - Food Passages

    One late evening, we sat in the courtyard of the Napoleon House, a historic French Quarter establishment, savoring a muffuletta, one of New Orleans’s heralded sandwiches.

  4. Chili Queens and Powder Men - Food Passages

    By Joel Denker The first part of this series told the story of chili peppers in the New World. The tale now turns to San Antonio, Texas, the birthplace of chili con carne. “Martha has raven hair and sparkling …

  5. Lemon Tree, Very Pretty: Sicilian Immigrants and the Citrus Trade

    One late evening, we sat in the courtyard of the Napoleon House, a historic French Quarter establishment, savoring a muffuletta, one of New Orleans’s heralded sandwiches.

  6. Italians in Wales - Food Passages

    I Scream, You Scream: Italian Peddlers and Coal Miners “We’re from the family that came over to make ice cream and run cafés,” the newly elected Welsh MP, Tonia Antoniazzi, told the magazine …

  7. Neighborhood Noshing: Exploring the Big Apple - Food Passages

    This enclave, located between southern Park Slope and Bay Ridge, has eclipsed lower Manhattan’s historic quarter. We could have sipped bubble tea, feasted on dim sum, and savored salted squid in …