Autumn is just made for big soups such as minestrone, and this one is brim-full of mushrooms and mini pasta ringsWhile fregula is the most satisfying packet of pasta to grab from the shelf, the balls rolling and rising like a stress ball under fingers,…
A road map for climate investors
Climate in the last decade has been unprecedented in many ways, none of them good. Wildfires in California have consumed entire towns; thousands of miles away, New Yorkers inhale the ashes.
McDonald’s will serve Beyond Meat McPlant burgers in select US locations next month
After announcing a deal with Beyond Meat back in February, McDonald’s this morning announced that it is set to start selling plant-based Beyond Meat burgers in select locations next month. Starting November 3, the McPlant will be available at eight of the fast food giant’s restaurants, including in Irving and Carrollton, Texas, Cedar Falls, Iowa, […]
Can I eat it?
Woman finds 50 year old cans of food and… eats them. On tiktok. This may be a potential datapoint for the perennial askmefi question- can I eat it?
A Talent Agent for the Best Local Cheesemakers
Anne Saxelby, champion of U.S. cheesemakers and owner of Saxelby Cheesemongers, has died. Inspired by Neal’s Yard Dairy, which helped revive the British cheese industry in the 70s and 80s by forging relationships with small cheesemakers, Saxelby opened…
“She stares at it longingly until she hears a voice calling her name”
“[Y]ou’re basically crapping yourself constantly and you lose 5 pounds” “Noom claims that if you can just change your thoughts, you’ll be able to resist the urge to eat certain foods. But that doesn’t acknowledge how human biology works. We are not sup…
“the flavors you teach them to desire”
“A perfect egg is a slash of light on a gray day.” “The War of Light and Shadow, in Five Dishes” by Siobhan Carroll is a bittersweet short fantasy story about cooking, grief, beauty in the midst of war, and teaching the next generation. (Previously.) “…
Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci review – eat, drink, swoon
With a side order of charm and anecdotes, the actor and gourmand makes our reviewer crave a plate of his zeppoleZeppole are deep-fried balls of a dough made with flour and, sometimes, mashed potatoes. The sweet version, dusted with sugar, are often fil…
Cider harvesting in Herefordshire: ‘the fruit is always in charge’
In the county synonymous with cider apples, volunteers can enjoy a mini-break while helping with the autumn harvestThe first rule of cider-making? The fruit is always in charge. That’s what Susanna Forbes tells me as we look out from her kitchen to win…
Under the table: Australia’s dazzlingly diverse home cooking underground
Social media and online marketplaces have facilitated a boom in Australian home cooking businesses – but many operate without regulationDuring the Sydney lockdown I ordered from a different home cook every Friday night, for me and my neighbours. I disc…