Monthly Archives: December 2010

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Getting to good food

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Tito

Happy New Year! This week, sparing no expense as we recover from the excesses of the holiday season, we have once again secured the services of a top-shelf guest blogger. In this post, Tito Kohout reflects on some of the … Continue reading →

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Listapalooza, holiday edition: all-time top tens

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Martin

Like Rob Fleming, the protagonist of Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity, I seem to have a strong taxonomic impulse. Longtime readers of this blog have already seen several manifestations of my obsession with list making, but Heather and the kids will … Continue reading →

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Singing in the dark

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Heather

The relentless sunshine of the current weather here in Austin might make those in the Midwest or on the East Coast sigh with envy. A photo on the front page of Tuesday’s New York Times shows an Ohio man ineffectually … Continue reading →

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Meat and unmediated experience: Deer School at Madroño Ranch

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Martin

At lunch the other day, a friend opined that too much of what we all think and see and hear—and, yes, eat—passes through various filters (the media, agribusiness) before it reaches us; even our air is conditioned, he added, though … Continue reading →

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Hosts, guests, and strangers: thoughts on hospitality

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Heather

The season of hospitality is upon us, with all its pleasures and burdens. Known in the Christian tradition as Advent, it focuses on the need for preparation, both for the very intimate event of a baby’s birth and for the … Continue reading →

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