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I headed over to Joe Mooney’s house, a Baltimore resident,  earlier this week to shoot an assignment for the Wall Street Journal.  I photographed Joe making his Mom’s famous cole slaw using the same utensils she did in 1950.  He found the “Mouli Julienne”, a type of shredder, and purchased it to give her authenticity. The story examines a growing trend in the interesting intersection between foodie and genealogy culture.  The story had  pretty good timing for me.  On Valentines day,  I failed miserably at recreating one of my favorite deserts my grandmother used to make, creamed rice.

You can read the full story here.