Food

Fields of Battle

It’s the Rural Economy, Stupid   On the strength of two wars and a barrage of patriotic propaganda, George Bush once looked invulnerable on foreign policy issues.  Today, as stability eludes Iraq and Afghanistan and crisis continues to dog the Korean peninsula, the world seems less willing to go along with the president’s reelection plans. … Continue reading Fields of Battle

Food, Korea

Seoul Food

Washingtonian, April 2003

Food

Trans-Atlantic Food Fight

At the Sunday market at the Place de la Bastille in Paris, the produce proudly announces its origins. There are bananas from Martinique, olives from Spain, artichokes from Brittany and broccoli from Saint-Malo, the place names written just above the prices. Signs tell which family dairies the cheeses come from and whether the lamb grazed… Continue reading Trans-Atlantic Food Fight

Food, Korea

Food Fight

Gastronomica, Summer 2001