Before moving back to Oregon he spent several years as a chef in Arizona. Fifteen years ago he contributed to “The New Native American Cuisine” cookbook.
Now, imagine being Native American (if, like me, you're not) and trying to work through the complicated, contradictory nature of this distinctly American — for better and and certainly for worse — ...
When we think about quintessential American foods, the thread that ties them all together is that they originated elsewhere. America is a melting pot, a country founded by immigrants on Native land ...