Yahm’s Corner: #FoodandJews (and Libraries)

New Books and Food Adventures In Duluth

Despite its relatively small size, Duluth has quite a few used book stores. As a rule, I try to be cautious about how often I go into book stores because of the temptation to buy, well, almost everything. (Though, if you’ve heard about the increased number of book bans, Project Panama, the end of the…

Great Reads & More Yummy Eats in L.A.

Since my last post in this corner, I finished The Rose of Sebastopol by Katharine McMahon. So much of the book focused on the mundane drudgery of war and how everyday people are at the mercy of a few powerful men and their egos. The book is set in the mid-1800s when Florence Nightingale’s band…

Books and Fun Eats in California & Arizona

One of the first things I did once we arrived in Los Angeles and sort of settled in was to head to the local public library. I wanted to keep up the reading streak I’ve been on since we’ve been traveling, so I picked up five books that looked interesting and started reading. I’m a…

Surprising and Familiar Flavors in São Paulo

Before I dive into the delicious food we ate in São Paulo, I want to give a quick book update. Since the last book exchange I completed in Buenos Aires, I finished reading 1491 by Charles C. Mann. The writing is very engaging and methodical without being too overwhelming. What I really appreciated was that…

So Much Food, So Little Time

As is the case whenever we visit a capital city, one of the first things I check is whether we can book a tour of the National Library. Unfortunately, tours were unavailable. Then I searched for the Jewish Museum. As luck would have it, the museum is closed until this summer for renovations. (It’s just…

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