Reader’s Digest

Today’s post, a review of the recently published Balzac’s Omelette, appears at The New Inquiry.

Hungarian Goulasch

“A Little Slovak” (1909) by Marianne Preindlsberger Stokes

Today’s post appears at The New Inquiry. It concerns the exquisite–and sometimes taboo–delights of Hungarian goulasch.

Cakes and Tarts

Today’s post appears at The New Inquiry. It considers one count’s strange predilection for fruit tarts.