Catching Fire is a well-written book with an interesting thesis but, after reading the book, I can’t quite completely believe the thesis. Wrangham is a primatologist, and his years of studying monkeys surely contributed to his thesis, which is this: … Continue reading →

The Victorians (those people who lived in the mid to late 1800s, particularly in Britain and America) have a bad rep when it comes to cooking vegetables. Check almost any cookbook from the time period and you’ll see recipes advising … Continue reading →