I didn’t grow up making tamales. In fact, I’ve made them only once, but that was enough for me to gain an immense appreciation for them. There was no bustling bevy of abuelas, tias, and hermanas. There were just two of us. Just two gringas facing the mountain of masa, the pots of fillings, the packages of corn husks. I thought my tamale making day … Continue reading Appreciating Tamales
(Ed. Note: a version of this article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 edition of Edible San Luis Obispo.) In the 13 years since its founding, Yelp has become one of the go-to sites for crowd-sourced opinions about everything from house painters, to hair salons, to restaurants … especially restaurants. Sigh. Disclaimer: I’ve been a food writer for many years, so you might think I … Continue reading Oh Yelp, Are You Burden or Help?
