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1 week ago | culinarywoman.substack.com | Micheline Maynard

If you visit major Asian cities, and even smaller ones, you quickly become aware of night time culture. People are out well into the evening, walking, attending concerts and plays, drinking and dining. In the middle of commercial areas, you will frequently find night markets. They go back farther than you might realize. Asian night markets originated in China during the Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD). They were initially designed so that commerce could take place in the cooler evening hours.

1 week ago | culinarywoman.substack.com | Micheline Maynard

Hello, CulinaryWoman readers! Happy Father’s Day to the dads out there, and hugs to anyone who has lost or is estranged from their dad. A special salute to my brother Frank, who I plan to see later today. This is not the dining out day that Mother’s Day has become. It’s more of a grilling at home holiday. But treat the dads nicely, in any case. We are flooded with more food-related media than we’ve ever seen. Nobody with access to a search engine lacks for things to read, hear and watch.

1 week ago | culinarywoman.substack.com | Micheline Maynard

The New York Times was once the gold standard for restaurant criticism in America. Its praise guaranteed a full reservations book. A Times takedown could ruin a restaurant. These days, there are so many different ed types of reviews that the Times no longer has sole possession of first place. But it still matters. And this week, it named two women as its…Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to CulinaryWoman to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

2 weeks ago | culinarywoman.substack.com | Micheline Maynard

It is the height of asparagus season in Michigan. You may be surprised to learn, as I was, that Michigan leads the nation in asparagus production. It is grown on farms and in peoples’ backyards, and at this time of the year, our farmers markets abound with freshly cut asparagus. Oceana County, Mich., north of Grand Rapids on the west side of the state, i…Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to CulinaryWoman to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

2 weeks ago | culinarywoman.substack.com | Micheline Maynard

Hello, CulinaryWoman readers! When you read this, I’ll be headed downtown to Detroit to watch my Gritty Tigers play the Chicago Cubs. They’re my two favorite teams so this will be a fun afternoon. The area around Comerica Park has seen a vivid revival over the past 25 year. The ballpark sits next to Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions, and down the street from Little Caesar’s Arena, home to the Detroit Pistons and Red Wings.