Recipes for Times of Sheltering in Place
These are challenging times with the coronavirus pandemic. Many of us are staying at home as we social distance, self-isolate, or self-quarantine. Our relationship with food has changed, and cooking and eating have taken on new roles -- of diversion from stressful times, sustenance when we must be especially conscious of taking care of our bodies and health, and of course, pleasure. As a result, people are developing a new vocation or pastime that is contributing to creativit
With Lambros on My Mind
On March 5th, we lost a teacher, colleague, friend, and mentor - Lambros Comitas. He passed away while at Teachers College, Columbia University, where he was still teaching at age 92 as the Gardner Cowles Professor of Anthropology and Education. Fittingly, he died “with his boots on.” The son of Greek immigrant parents from the island of Ithaca, yet a quintessential New Yorker, Lambros graduated from high school at 16 and entered Columbia College in Morningside Heights. His e
