Devour the Desert
A Palm Springs Food & Culture Journal
The Local Questions, Vol. 10 | Field Notes from Palm Springs: The Best Date Shake in the Coachella Valley
Welcome to Field Notes. This is where we ask the questions, from the ridiculous to the sublime.
Today's question is near and dear to the hearts of many Coachella Valley residents:
Where can I get the best date shake?
The question is easy. The answer is a little trickier.
Date shakes are like barbecue, pizza and politics at Thanksgiving. Everyone has an opinion. Everyone is convinced theirs is correct.
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.