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Author: Tom Nealon

Tom Nealon runs the online rare bookshop Pazzo Books specializing in early printed books, cookery and literature. In his spare time he works on barbecue techniques in the test pit in his backyard. He can be found at @pazzobooks on twitter.

Stuffed (7)

By: Tom Nealon

Why did 17th century pies take on fantastical shapes?

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Stuffed (6)

By: Tom Nealon

What does its chip/crisp flavor range tell us about a country?

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Stuffed (5)

By: Tom Nealon

An infinitely various condiment, dumbed-down by imperialists.

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Stuffed (4)

By: Tom Nealon

Did its condiment monoculture bring down the Roman Empire?

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Stuffed (3)

By: Tom Nealon

How did tomato catsup triumph in the 19th century Catsup War?

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Stuffed (2)

By: Tom Nealon

The secret history of blood sausages and stews!

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Stuffed (1)

By: Tom Nealon

In which an English cook repels a French invasion.

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Kern Your Enthusiasm (12)

By: Tom Nealon

Tom Nealon on JENSON’S ROMAN

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Lafcadio Hearn

By: Tom Nealon

He documented Creole cuisine at the moment of its invention.

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Jimmy Snuka

By: Tom Nealon

When he leaped, everything seemed possible.

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Bruce Rogers

By: Tom Nealon

Books can be lovely and readable at the same time.

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George Steele

By: Tom Nealon

A green-tongued and hairy-backed icon.

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Samuel R. Delany

By: Tom Nealon

He locates the key to our humanity within the permutations of our weirdness.

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George Saunders

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Bringing Swiftian vengeance to the streets of America.

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Miley Cyrus

By: Tom Nealon

Miley Cyrus is at once surface and symbol.

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