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April 18th, 2013

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April 12th, 2013

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While eating breakfast with colleagues on a recent trip to Brazil, a friend who’d spent several formative years in South Asia casually asked if I’d like to try his watermelon juice. At that moment, the proverbial record scratched. Because he was never exposed to the history of watermelons and American blacks, he was quite puzzled at the awkward silence and darting glances.

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While eating breakfast with colleagues on a recent trip to Brazil, a friend who’d spent several formative years in South Asia casually asked if I’d like to try his watermelon juice. At that moment, the proverbial record scratched. Because he was never exposed to the history of watermelons and American blacks, he was quite puzzled at the awkward silence and darting glances.

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April 11th, 2012

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…riveting pictures…showing people in 25 countries dining, snacking and cooking…watermelon slices in Mumbai, India; brochettes of cheese and thyme on the beach in Bahia, Brazil; snails in Marrakesh, Morocco and Barcelona, Spain; pickles at the Carnegie Deli; huge Shanghai soup dumplings served with a straw, and crisp coriander-spiced duck in thin pastry from Vietnam.

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…riveting pictures…showing people in 25 countries dining, snacking and cooking…watermelon slices in Mumbai, India; brochettes of cheese and thyme on the beach in Bahia, Brazil; snails in Marrakesh, Morocco and Barcelona, Spain; pickles at the Carnegie Deli; huge Shanghai soup dumplings served with a straw, and crisp coriander-spiced duck in thin pastry from Vietnam.

more.