November 8th, 2011 | by adminpith | published in Essays & Explorations, Featured
How University Presses are re-shaping our idea of the cookbook and its purpose By Kristiana Kahakauwila For a University Press, titles seem always to require complicated subtitles set off with colons. Covers are graphic and occasionally plain. No one ever asked for a plump-lipped siren to grace the jacket of Oxford UP’s [...]
November 6th, 2011 | by adminpith | published in Amuse Bouche, Essays & Explorations, Featured
amuse-bouche (uh-MYUZ-boosh) noun Similar to but not to be confused with hors d’oeuvre. This is a tidbit, often tiny, served as a free extra to keep you happy while you are waiting for your first course to come. It gives you an idea of the chef’s approach to cooking and the restaurant’s attention to your [...]
October 17th, 2011 | by adminpith | published in Essays & Explorations, Featured
The Pollinatrix. Photo by Joshua White Make Pollen, Not War By Lisa Corine von Koch As I run or ride my bicycle around my current hometown of Tempe, Arizona, I am often struck by the fact that every thing I see has been PLACED here by humans, and almost nothing remains of what the [...]
September 23rd, 2011 | by adminpith | published in Essays & Explorations, Featured
The inspiration for Raiding the Larder revealed By Maria Pithara The idea for this site began with the love of a book, which I discovered a few years ago through an online bookseller. “Handsomely printed on thick ivory paper with green ink” one description read; another called it “enchanting.” I placed my order. When [...]
