from the editor
Judging by the Covers | Darra Goldstein
borborygmus
Rumblings from the World of Food
orts and scantlings
Somdel Squaymous | Mark Morton
americana
Pigging Out | Timothy C. Davis
feast for the eye
Stalin and Wheat: Collective Farms and Composite Portraits | Victor Margolin
aesthetics
In Praise of Mock Food | Patricia Roberts
poem
Ripe Guavas | Katherine Case
origins
A Roman Anchovy’s Tale | David Downie
investigations
The Political Palate: Reading Commune Cookbooks | Stephanie Hartman
Gut Reaction: The Enteric Terrors of Washington Irving | Frederick Kaufman
Bockenheim Revisited | Luigi Ballerini
taboos
Great Apes as Food | Dale Peterson
working on the food chain
Colony in a Cup | Gregory Dicum
Peruvian Coffee: A Case Study | Todd Shapera
travel
What I Never Ate in India | Lela Nargi
ecology
Wine, Place, and Identity in a Changing Climate | Robert Pincus
style
Tempting the Palate: The Food Stylist’s Art | John F. Carafoli
chef’s page
El Bohio, Illescas, Toledo, Spain | José Rodríguez Rey
journey’s end
Darryl’s Last Meal | Jan Zita Grover
wwfood
Here We Come, World! Food Trends in Finland | Eeva Salonen
notes on vintage volumes
“As Worthless as Savorless Salt”? Teaching Children to Cook, Clean, and (Often) Conform | Jan Longone
review essay
Literary Consumption | Ronald D. LeBlanc
the bookshelf
Books in Review
lagniappe
Kullerpfirsich | Nina M. Scott
Cover: Áslaug Snorradóttir, “Salmon Heads with Lemons.” Courtesy of the photographer.