from the editor
The Way We Live Now | Darra Goldstein
borborygmus
Rumblings from the World of Food
orts and scantlings
Strange Cousins | Mark Morton
feast for the eye
Martianmallow: Food for the Inner Alien | Marion Lee and Thomas Beischer
poem
Today’s special dish | Nina Lindsay
classics
Still Life with Frittata | Teresa Lust
politics
“GM or Death”: Food and Choice in Zambia | Christopher M. Annear
memoir
Motherfood | Jan Zita Grover
bibliography
Over the Top: The Extravagant Confectionery of J.M. Erich Weber | Francine Kirsch
investigations
Romanced by Cookbooks | Anne L. Bower
Food Stories | John Clark
technology
Grinding Away the Rust: The Legacy of Iceland’s Herring Oil and Meal Factories | Chris Bogan
celebrations
A Highland Ceilidh | Ethel G. Hofman
the law
When the IRS Came to Dinner | Elizabeth Williams
photographs
Scenes from American Life | Eric Futran
passages
Lucien Robert: De Temps en Temps | Elizabeth Riely
origins
Nebam Sirme: Preserving Milk and Tradition | Bronwen Bromberger
in memoriam
Linda Formichelli, Leftover Artist, 1969-2060 | W. Eric Martin
chef’s page
From the Heart of the Yucatán: El Turix, Cozumel, Mexico | Rafael Ponce
notes on vintage volumes
“What is your name? My name is Ah Quong. Well, I will call you Charlie.” | Jan Longone
review essay
Bittersweet | Sidney W. Mintz
the bookshelf
Books in Review
lagniappe
Gastrabulary: A Future Terminology of Eating | Ken Albala and Lisa Cooperman
Cover: Man Ray, Homme (1920). Jedermann Collection, N.A. Image © 2004 Man Ray Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/adagp, Paris.