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Who is Foodaism?
This is me in Erice, Sicily.
We were walking through this village high up on a mountain when Naomi said, “I kind of feel like soup.” I thought, It’s early summer in Sicily, who’s going to be serving soup? We walked a few feet, I turned to my left and a sign on the wall read, “Zuppe.”
We sat at Caffe San Giuliano and the owner brought out a bowl of North African lentil soup, the recipe passed down to her through some distant North African ancestry. It was perfect. It made my day, and Naomi’s.
And that is who I am: Food makes my day. I’ve worked in restaurants, cafes, bakeries and catering companies. I’ve written about food for many years, and still do, mostly here and at forward.com. I created and taught the course, “Food, Media and Culture” at USC. I sit on the advisory board of Foodish, at ANU, the Museum of the Jewish people in Tel Aviv.
I started Foodaism as a blog at least 15 years ago, and this year decided it needed to be a website and newsletter, a place where people find great stories and recipes, and share the ones that matter to them.