Desert Terroir

A culinary journey through the flavors of the southwestern borderlands from an agricultural ecologist and “natural storyteller” ( Times Literary Supplement ).   Why does food taste better when you know where it comes from? Because history—ecological, cultural, even personal—flavors every bite we eat. Whether it’s the volatile chemical compounds that a plant absorbs from the soil or the stories and memories of places that are evoked by taste, layers of flavor await those willing to delve int