Published: December 11th, 2011
[Editor’s Note: The writer is taking a mid-winter break this month; Part II will appear in February.]
“There is only ten minutes in the life of the pear, when it is perfect to eat.” Nineteenth century American writer Ralph Waldo Emerson captured the ephemeral quality of the pear, which endeared it ...
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Joel Denker was a former Peace Corp volunteer in Africa many years ago, is the author of Capital Flavors: Exploring Washington's Ethnic Restaurants (1988, Seven Locks Press), which evolved from his series in this newspaper two decades ago, known then as "The Ethnic Bazaar." He is also the author of The World on a Plate: A Tour Through the History of America's Ethnic Cuisine (paperback, 2007 / University of Nebraska Press), in which part of one chapter was drawn from articles that originally had appeared in this space. In addition, he has written about ethnic food for the Boston Globe, the Philadelphia Enquirer, Washingtonian, as well as continuing his monthly food column with The InTowner.
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