R&R Around Town: Chicken Wings and Mumbo Sauce
A research participant once said to me: “D.C. is east of the river. DC was Ben’s Chili Bowl [before it became popular]. D.C. is neighborhoods outside of the better known neighborhoods. D.C. is Mambo...
View ArticleGet in My Belly: A Few Thoughts on Cooking Everything
With the Operation Do Better spending pause in full effect for the entire year (gulp), cooking and eating are a big focus at the Thrifty Palace. We’re not big, traditional breakfast eaters, unless it’s...
View ArticleToo Thrifty Cooks: Lookout for the Cookout
There is very little that we love more than getting together with friends to eat, drink and make merry. But let’s face it, we all have lives and nailing down the schedules of a handful of our favorite...
View ArticleFood for Thought: Race, Gentrification, and Food
“The foods of different peoples, shaped by habitat and by our history, [became] a vivid marker of difference, symbols both of belonging and of being excluded.” –Sidney Mintz As many of you know, I’m a...
View ArticleGO: Petworth Community Market
While Reese was off being brilliant at Food For Black Thought in Austin earlier this month, I made some time to explore my world. I received a pretty groovy invite to Vintage Fashion Night at the...
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