from the editor
National Turkey Day | Darra Goldstein
borborygmus
Rumblings from the World of Food
orts and scantlings
Thanking Out Loud | Mark Morton
feast for the eye
Back to the Future: Gorham’s “Circa ’70” Service | Amy Miller Dehan
poem
Jamaican Farewell | Amy Nawrocki
origins
Deconstructing My Namesake | John Martin Taylor
gallery
Small Hours in the Meatpacking District | Barry Goldstein
the hunt
Communion | Christopher Mohar
celebrations
The Fiestas de Tosantos in the Markets of Cádiz | Alicia Rios
investigations
Remembering Dione Lucas | Jeanne Schinto
Authenticity in America: Class Distinctions in Potato Chip Advertising | Joshua Freedman and Dan Jurafsky
taste
Food Pairing Theory: A European Fad | Maurits de Klepper
memoir
Los Angeles: My Parents’ Palates | Bonnie Morris
biodiversity
Greece: A Portrait in Seeds | Shayna Cohen
point of view
Authenticity | Allen S. Weiss
family history
“A Triumph in Culinary Art”: Epicurean Displays at the Copley Plaza | Michelle Tolini Finamore
politics
Whatever Happened to the Farm Problem? | Jimmye S. Hillman
prose
A Proposal for Feeding the Fat and Anxious | Josh Ozersky
business
Owning Up: Exploring The Kickstarter Restaurant | Kaitlyn Goalen
history’s table
The Flavor of Danger | Jerry Redfern and Karen J. Coates
the food chain
AgroShopping in Urban Paraguay | Elizabeth Finnis with Fatima Candia
ecology
The Other Side of the Valley | Barry Estabrook
science
The Cultural Diversity of Cheese | Scott Haas
chef’s page
Taberna Ideal, Lisbon, Portugal | Frances Baca
review essay
Contexts of Creativity: Ferran Adrià and elBulli | Dana Polan
the bookshelf
Books in Review
lagniappe
Mateo Flecha’s Ensaladas | Jane Canova
Cover: Alain Roussel, Gilded Pig, 2006. Photograph by Mitch Feinberg ©2006