Wurgaft and White—son and mother—make delightful company as they guide us through everything from the birth of agriculture to the lamination in a croissant in modern-day Tokyo. From the origins of agriculture …
Read More >The Tropical Turn chronicles the earliest histories of familiar tropical Asian crops in the ancient Middle East and the Mediterranean, from rice and cotton to citruses and cucumbers. Drawing on archaeological materials …
Read More >UC Press is proud to publish award-winning authors and books across many disciplines. Below are several of our February 2023 award winners. Please join us in celebrating these scholars by sharing the …
Read More >California History recently published its second special issue on the history of African Americans in California. This issue arrived in a moment of profound reckoning on racial injustice broadly, from police violence …
Read More >In our current political climate, reliable access to fresh and nutritious food remains an issue throughout the United States and other parts of the world. …
Read More >by Niloufer Ichaporia King, author of My Bombay Kitchen: Traditional and Modern Parsi Home Cooking October is National Cookbook Month! Come back for a new recipe from The New Mediterranean Jewish Table each Friday, …
Read More >by Joyce Goldstein, author of The New Mediterranean Jewish Table: Old World Recipes for the Modern Home October is National Cookbook Month! Come back for a new recipe from The New Mediterranean Jewish Table each Wednesday, …
Read More >by Peter A. Kopp, author of Hoptopia: A World of Agriculture and Beer in Oregon’s Willamette Valley When the UC Press asked me to write a blog post in honor of International Beer …
Read More >This is the final part of a series of recipes from our forthcoming cookbook The New Mediterranean Jewish Table by Joyce Goldstein. Check out the other recipes here. Passover Hazelnut Sponge Cake Pan di …
Read More >This is part three of a series of recipes from our forthcoming cookbook The New Mediterranean Jewish Table by Joyce Goldstein. Check out the other recipes here. Persian Yogurt Soup with Chickpeas, Lentils, and …
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