Zoey Wyn’s Reviews > An Edible History of Humanity > Status Update

"Just as conveniently there were several plausible explanations for his (Christopher Columbus) failure to find any spices...and of course European's did not know what spices looked like in the wild anyway."

"One of the privileges of wealth is the option to emulate the lifestyles of the rural poor. Wealth tends to distance people from working on the land. Indeed, not having to be a farmer is another way to define wealth."