A Legend In His Own Minefield

A Legend In His Own Minefield

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John Mendelssohn
Jun 25, 2010
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A National Public Radio news bulletin warning that the pernicious fungal disease downy mildew has been ravaging basil in parts of the country has me thinking about pesto, which I regard, along with aioli and sushi, as one of personkind’s most wonderful culinary achievements.

Having grown up on a diet that vividly communicated both my mother’s distaste f…

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