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“Dealing With ‘The Fearsome Zucchini’ (With A Nod To Maxine Kumin)”
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge by Diana Farr Louis ATHENS, Greece—(Weekly Hubris)—6/28/10—It’s zucchini season. Every third stand in our farmers’ market is piled high with the green tubes, in sizes ranging from…
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“Glories That Are Still Greek, II: A Weekend In The Peloponnesos”
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge by Diana Farr Louis ATHENS, Greece—(Weekly Hubris)—ATHENS, Greece—(Weekly Hubris)—“Trapeza” means “bank” in Greek, but this story is not about finance. Trapeza is also a village above the…
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“For K. Dun Gifford: 1938 To May 10, 2010, With Love & Thanks”
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge by Diana Farr Louis ATHENS, Greece—(Weekly Hubris)—5/31/10—The shocking news of Dun Gifford’s massive heart attack three weeks ago plunged much of the international Food World into mourning.…
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“Remembering NOLA”
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge by Diana Farr Louis ATHENS, Greece—(Weekly Hubris)—5/17/10—These days, I’m filled with unease and worry. The images that burst out of Athens were bad enough. But I’m also…
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“Glories That Are Still Greek”
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge by Diana Farr Louis ATHENS, Greece—(Weekly Hubris)—3/5/10—With Greece provoking so many dire headlines in foreign papers, with our radio and TV talking heads ranting 24/7 about reforms…
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“My Big Fat Cretan Easter”
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge by Diana Farr Louis ATHENS, Greece—(Weekly Hubris)—4/19/10—The invitation to spend Easter with our nephew in Crete came right after Christmas. Precisely when most Greeks start planning for…
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“Perfection”
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge by Diana Farr Louis ATHENS, Greece—(Weekly Hubris)—4/5/10—Ever since I posted my last column, I’ve been thinking about the Richard Olney quote near its conclusion: “Food and wine…
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“A Passion For Gastronomy In Provence”
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge by Diana Farr Louis ATHENS, Greece—(Weekly Hubris)—3/22/10—We’d been planning the pilgrimage for months. Ever since I’d told “C” we’d be coming to visit her in Cassis, even…
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“My Vegetable Love”
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge by Diana Farr Louis ATHENS, Greece—(Weekly Hubris)—3/8/10—This will probably seem odd to you but my favorite holiday here in Greece marks the beginning of Lent. Don’t get…
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“An Omnivore’s Wake-Up Call”
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge by Diana Farr Louis ATHENS, Greece—(Weekly Hubris)—3/1/10—When I chose “Eating Well Is The Best Revenge” as the title for my column in the Weekly Hubris, I had…