Good Things by Jane Grigson related-how-to-cook-and-eat-in-chinese-by-buwei-yang-chao Her writing is plainspoken but

Her writing is plainspoken but never shallow

The only reasonable way to control this garden oddball is cooking

she picks herself up

Anthropology asks the world not to question the anthropologist or his particular biases

can-do smile on her face

Good Things by Jane Grigson related-how-to-cook-and-eat-in-chinese-by-buwei-yang-chao Her writing is plainspoken butThere are so many recipes floating around today, and, as with an abundance of anything, much is crap. Isnt this always the case in a sizable democracy? What should we strive for instead? A meritocracy, where those who have achieved the most lead the rest? But how do we decide on the achievements that matter? The judgement of the James Beard Foundation? Theres politics in that, to say the least. Or a technocracy, where those with the most skills are