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Mexico's Michelin Star Taco Stand
Mexico: the masters of salt, fat and acid.
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Otis Hagen Chevalier
The Eight-Treasure Diet of a Shaolin Monk
The humble life and diet from a physically demanding ethos of Buddhism.
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Otis Hagen Chevalier
Boy Meets Sushi
My first experience of trying (and falling in love) with sushi.
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Otis Hagen Chevalier
Welcome to Mercurial, an Alchemist's 9-Course Meal
A live culinary theatrical play by Chef Memo and Ugly Baby Studio
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Otis Hagen Chevalier
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A Very Short History of a Colonial Sandwich
Bánh Mi, a French-Vietnamese colonial fusion sandwich known around the world.
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Otis Hagen Chevalier
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Boy Meets Sushi
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Food Stylists Sell Lies
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A Bite Sized Hello
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Welcome to Mercurial, an Alchemist's 9-Course Meal
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Taxi Drivers and Their Mothers
A rewarding and high-risk question to ask for good food.
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Otis Hagen Chevalier
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High Hopes in Venice and Tourist Traps
I need to lower my food expectations while on vacation
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Otis Hagen Chevalier
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Food Stylists Sell Lies
The false promise of perfect-looking food through advertisements
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Otis Hagen Chevalier
11
Biting into Books
An amusing book to further your hunger for food writing.
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Otis Hagen Chevalier
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What's in Your Parent's Fridge?
Pandoras box is actually a fridge.
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Otis Hagen Chevalier
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Food History

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Mexico's Michelin Star Taco Stand
Mexico: the masters of salt, fat and acid.
 • 
Otis Hagen Chevalier
The Eight-Treasure Diet of a Shaolin Monk
The humble life and diet from a physically demanding ethos of Buddhism.
 • 
Otis Hagen Chevalier
A Very Short History of a Colonial Sandwich
Bánh Mi, a French-Vietnamese colonial fusion sandwich known around the world.
 • 
Otis Hagen Chevalier
4
Only 9 Black Michelin-Starred Chefs
Out of the 3,479 Michelin-starred restaurant in the world...
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Otis Hagen Chevalier
The Luxurious Food of Peasants
How did the food of the poor become so precious?
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Otis Hagen Chevalier
Yu-Mex! The Mariachis of Yugoslavia
Mexico made a country that no longer exists sing, dance and eat.
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Otis Hagen Chevalier
2
Christmas Behind Bars
What kind of Christmas food is served in prisons around the world?
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Otis Hagen Chevalier
3
The First Thanksgiving
A tradition of celebrating a colonist settlement.
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Otis Hagen Chevalier

Short-Story

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Boy Meets Sushi
My first experience of trying (and falling in love) with sushi.
 • 
Otis Hagen Chevalier
Taxi Drivers and Their Mothers
A rewarding and high-risk question to ask for good food.
 • 
Otis Hagen Chevalier
3
What's in Your Parent's Fridge?
Pandoras box is actually a fridge.
 • 
Otis Hagen Chevalier
9
A Bite Sized Hello
An extended introduction and my wish for you as a reader.
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Otis Hagen Chevalier
7

Opinion

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Mexico's Michelin Star Taco Stand
Mexico: the masters of salt, fat and acid.
 • 
Otis Hagen Chevalier
Food Stylists Sell Lies
The false promise of perfect-looking food through advertisements
 • 
Otis Hagen Chevalier
11
Nature vs. City
The recurring conundrum as a young father.
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Otis Hagen Chevalier
2
Green Michelin Star
Blue Hill Farms, Heirloom Corn and a Green Star is a mix for a brighter future
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Otis Hagen Chevalier
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