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Storytelling dedicated to food origins and culture, centering the perspectives of global majority populations and diasporas. Podcast network @whetstoneradio

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Book Cover for: Dracula: (Original Edition), B. Stoker

Dracula: (Original Edition)

B. Stoker
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After the Ottoman Turks introduced dried corn to the Balkans, it became Romania’s enduring love. Mamaliga has even been enshrined in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, wherein Jonathan Harker breakfasts on “porridge of maize flour which they said was mamaliga” at Transylvania’s Hotel Royale.

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Book Cover for: Arabiyya: Recipes from the Life of an Arab in Diaspora [A Cookbook], Reem Assil

Arabiyya: Recipes from the Life of an Arab in Diaspora [A Cookbook]

Reem Assil
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Tune in this Friday, May 20th at 10am PST / 1pm EST for an IG Live with our founder @isawstephen and chef @assil_reem! As they make Reem’s za’atar recipe, they’ll chat about her newest cookbook: Arabiyya. https://t.co/zcxatrU7XK

Hardcover, 2022

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The History of England From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the Revolution in 1688: In Eight Volumes: 2, David Hume

The History of England From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the Revolution in 1688: In Eight Volumes: 2

David Hume
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@whetstoneradio 📷 (1): KEYSTONE-FRANCE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images 📷 (2): Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images 📷 (3): David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images

Paperback, 2018

$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Dracula, Bram Stoker

Dracula

Bram Stoker
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After the Ottoman Turks introduced dried corn to the Balkans, it became Romania’s enduring love. Mamaliga has even been enshrined in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, wherein Jonathan Harker breakfasts on “porridge of maize flour which they said was mamaliga” at Transylvania’s Hotel Royale.

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Book Cover for: The History of England From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the Revolution in 1688: In Eight Volumes: 3, David Hume

The History of England From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the Revolution in 1688: In Eight Volumes: 3

David Hume
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@whetstoneradio 📷 (1): KEYSTONE-FRANCE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images 📷 (2): Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images 📷 (3): David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images

Paperback, 2018

$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: On Masa: Techniques, Recipes, and Reflections on a Timeless Staple, Jorge Gaviria

On Masa: Techniques, Recipes, and Reflections on a Timeless Staple

Jorge Gaviria
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More than sating hunger for heirloom foods, the movement toward small-batch, handcrafted tortillas and masa returns power to Mexican farmers. Masienda founder Jorge Gaviria thinks about this evolution of the masa foodway in three waves. 🧵 https://t.co/z7WeZM2Iqz

Hardcover, 2022

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Dracula (Deluxe Hardbound Edition), Bram Stoker

Dracula (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)

Bram Stoker
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After the Ottoman Turks introduced dried corn to the Balkans, it became Romania’s enduring love. Mamaliga has even been enshrined in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, wherein Jonathan Harker breakfasts on “porridge of maize flour which they said was mamaliga” at Transylvania’s Hotel Royale.

Hardcover, 2022

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book