The Hungry Diplomat: Honey

HONEY. If you love drama, this article has it all; scandal, mystery, health scares and deception among them. I am, of course, speaking of the honey industry. I write this as
The Hungry Diplomat: Donair

DONAIR It seems that only those who have spent some serious time in the Maritimes will drool at the mention of donair. That’s too bad, because a good donair will seriously upgrade your life for about 20 minutes or so. And it’s…
The Hungry Diplomat: Coffee

For those of you who choose to indulge without the caffeine (though I can’t imagine why you would choose to forego the Elixir of Life), you may be familiar with the term “Swiss Water Decaf”. That’s a company name as well as…
The Hungry Diplomat: Beef

Food is arguably one of the world’s most important and ubiquitous diplomatic tools.
The Hungry Diplomat: Beef

BEEF: My cookbook From Julia Child’s Kitchen falls open on its own to page 263. The page is wrinkled and has wine stains spattered across it. Ever since I discovered it a few years ago, it has entered my roster of regular…
The Hungry Diplomat

significance. This col
The Hungry Diplomat

Food is arguably one of the world’s most important and ubiquitous diplomatic tools. Many items we eat and drink have a storied past, political importance or trade significance. This column explores one food, drink or ingredient at a time.
