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The Art of Appreciations and Living Democracy Daily

A new pamphlet, the impact of inches, and more In Steven Spielberg’s now-famous 1999 film Any Given Sunday, the coach, played by Al Pacino, gives an inspirational pre-game speech. The players have been struggling, and he … Continued

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L’Etivaz: Little-Known, Much-Loved Mountain Cheese

An exceptional taste of 19th-century Switzerland Once upon a culinary time, a time when attention spans were not in the news very often, a time before websites, cell phones, Instagram, and almost every secret on … Continued

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A Superb Special Meal Featuring the Foods of Central Asia.

Metro Detroit native Anna Ansari comes to dinner at Miss Kim In the spirit of what I wrote up top, Iran has also been in the news in tragic and terrible ways over recent weeks. … Continued

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Score Yourself Some Simit This Weekend

A Special Bake of THE bread of Turkey on January 23 & 24 Thirty-one years ago this month, in the January 1995 issue of The Atlantic, friend and food writer Corby Kummer published a long … Continued

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Sidle Over to the SideShow for a Good Granola Parfait

You may be thinking, “I know about the Roadshow. What the heck is the SideShow?” What a wonderful question. Happy to offer a good answer to go with it. The SideShow is a coffee trailer … Continued

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Totally Terrific New Miso Tahini Cookies at the Bakeshop

The cookie corollary to an “espresso shot” of sesame Sometimes we work hard to craft a new product so it can make a big impact almost immediately. Other times, we start something for a good … Continued