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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.

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By: Tom Nealon

Coyote wearing a giant clock, Loki with a fried chicken franchise.

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Douglas Adams

By: Tom Nealon

His Dirk Gently is insufferable, wrongheaded, and largely hopeless.

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De Condimentis (10): Butter

By: Tom Nealon

Washington should never have accepted help from the butter-loving French.

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Scott La Rock

By: Tom Nealon

Not criminal, but criminal-minded; chronicling, yet not committing.

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De Condimentis (9): BBQ

By: Tom Nealon

Barbecue sauce doesn’t exist — but barbecue?

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De Condimentis (8): Food History

By: Tom Nealon

Mesoamerica was a hotbed of violence, Jesuits… and cuisine.

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De Condimentis (7): Balsamic Lies

By: Tom Nealon

Reverse-engineering the lives of the vinegars.

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De Condimentis (6): Drunken Vinegar

By: Tom Nealon

Vinegar’s secret history as a beverage.

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De Condimentis (5): Vinegar

By: Tom Nealon

The sine qua non of condiments: mighty, versatile, & vital.

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Jacques Pépin

By: Tom Nealon

He’s the antidote to the excesses of molecular gastronomy.

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H.P. Kraus

By: Tom Nealon

He won the Giant Bible of Mainz in a poker game.

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De Condimentis (4)

By: Tom Nealon

Which of the four hot sauces rules your personality?

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De Condimentis (3)

By: Tom Nealon

The Venn Platter explains the culinary world.

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De Condimentis (2)

By: Tom Nealon

Umami is the savory opium of the people.

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De Condimentis (1)

By: Tom Nealon

Tom Nealon’s Foucauldian-condimental history of the West.

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