Devour the Desert
A Palm Springs Food & Culture Journal
The Local Flavors | Why Palm Springs Tastes Like a Memory: Marcel Proust, Ratatouille, and the Science of Scent
There is a scene in the Pixar film Ratatouille that may explain Palm Springs better than many travel brochures.
Anton Ego, the famously impossible food critic, reluctantly takes one bite of Remy's rustic ratatouille.
The bite shatters his carefully cultivated cynicism.
He drops his pen in pure shock as the taste instantly transports him backward in time.
The Local Landscape | The Fault Isn’t in the Stars. It’s Under our Feet
How colliding continents created the Coachella Valley, our famous springs—and the earthquake we're all politely pretending isn't coming.
Some cities were built beside rivers.
Some grew around natural harbors.