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Mar 16, 2025 | cooksister.com | Jeanne Horak

In an era where the message of “every person for themselves” seems to be the rallying cry of more and more political manifestos and empathy for those less fortunate than ourselves is on a downward spiral around the world, what are the chances of an inventor creating a product with a worldwide potential market – and then refusing to patent it so as to allow it to be reproduced as widely as possible? Seems like a fairy tale, doesn’t it?

Apr 28, 2024 | cooksister.com | Jeanne Horak

Last  summer I visited Sicily for the first time – and what a feast for the senses that was! The markets were packed with vendors noisily calling out their wares; the freshly squeezed Sicilian lemon juice was mouth puckeringly tart; the red peppers were intensely re that they looked Photoshopped; and for the first time in my life, fresh cannoli with their contrast of crispy pastry exterior and yielding sweet mascarpone interior made sense to me.

Jan 19, 2024 | cooksister.com | Jeanne Horak

“In forming new friendships, forget not old friends.”– Roman ProverbAs somebody who loves food and lives in London, it is remarkably easy to form new “friendships” with restaurants – on average, between 100 and 200 new restaurants open every year in the city! But there is always something comforting and reassuring in returning to a restaurant that you love or where you had a particularly good experience.