There is a Q&A with food writer John Thorne over on eGullet at: http://forums.egullet.com/index.php?s=508084112168138d2be07cb1c2c2f01c&act=SF&f=83 While going through his stuff I found an essay he did on Chile Peppers back in 1996. Much of what he wrote is straight on... Essay can be found at: http://www.outlawcook.com/Page0108.html =Mark @ http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens @ Dyslexic, Agnostic, Insomniac... Lying awake at night, Wondering if there is a Dog.