For Thanksgiving: A Look at Grandma’s 1930s-1940s Culinary History

A page from my grandmother's scrapbook. A large colored painting of two couples mingling in a kitchen is the largest image but there are also pasted images of jellied salad and muffins.

Over Thanksgiving, I started the lengthy process of extracting all the food stories documented in letters between my grandmother (Margaret) and her sister (Jan) in order to explore how their work in the kitchen related to food history of the time. I still can’t believe that, 20 years ago, I transcribed 83 of their letters... Continue Reading →

November 29, 2020 0

Los Angeles Police Academy Cafe Goes Dark

When I approached the Police Academy's Revolver Café (drenched from the pouring rain), I wondered, "What strange lighting they have..." And by strange, I meant "what very very dark lighting they have." Disoriented, I wandered into the darkness, as a couple of male voices yelled "Welcome to the party!" Moments after, the waitress clarified that... Continue Reading →

March 2, 2014 0

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