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Francis Lam

@Francis_Lam

I write and talk about food and people. I'm Editor in Chief at Clarkson Potter, the host of @splendidtable, and ex-columnist at @NYTMag. I take statins.

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11 months ago

This is amazing. Reminds me of an exercise a teacher gave me: define “cup,” “mug,” and “glass.” And then proceed to find physical examples of each that defy any definition you can come up with. Reality and the words we use to describe reality are different things!!

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