Food & Cooking
Capitalism Infiltrates the Soviet Union through Soft Drinks
Leslie Savan, who writes about advertising for the Village Voice, looks at Pepsi's newest ad campaign in the USSR, and reflects on the relationship between Russian culture and American corporatism.
A Greasy History of the American South
Writer Jon Jefferson explains how deep fried food is as essential to Southern identity as the distinctive Southern drawl.
On the History of Pork
Book critic John Leonard turns his critical eye away from books to discuss a topic dear to his heart: pork.
Ed Ward Hates Barbecues.
Ok, maybe it's unpatriotic, but Rock Historian Ed Ward hates barbecues. It's not the food he minds -- he just doesn't like eating outside.
Gordon Ramsay: Television's Gourmet Guru
Critic-at-large John Powers explains why Gordon Ramsay, the profanity-prone star chef of Hell's Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares, is "the world's greatest TV chef."