Tag: food
Groundswell and the rhetorical ecology of farming and food
Thoughts on farming, food systems and rhetorical ecology prompted by a documentary film trailer I didn't much like. #FoodStudies #agriculture #ecology #agroecology #systems
Five ways to use the LIFE metric for conservation decision-making
Our new paper in Biological Conservation demonstrates how the LIFE extinction risk metric can be applied across five diverse case studies, from real-time tropical deforestation monitoring to evaluating conservation project effectiveness.
Food and the long term risk to life
A Cambridge article explores our research on how food consumption affects the extinction risk of 30,875 land-dwelling animal species, with an interactive tool to examine biodiversity impacts across different countries and diets.
Exploring the biodiversity impacts of what we choose to eat
Nature Food paper revealing food choice biodiversity impacts vary by three orders of magnitude with interactive global explorer tool.
Eggplant Parmesan
Crispy panko-crusted eggplant topped with melted mozzarella, served over a vibrant blistered cherry tomato sauce.
Eggplant Parmesan
Crispy panko-crusted eggplant topped with melted mozzarella, served over a vibrant blistered cherry tomato sauce.
The Percy Food Tax
The complex geopolitical maneouverings of the cats in my household
Bad Chancla Seattle
Great, fast latino food with creative takes.
Cheeky Cafe
A cute "asian-fusion" diner restaurant on Jackson.
Caprese Sandwiches
Making bread to make better sandwiches
18 Night Transpacific Cruise from Hawaii to Sydney on Ovation of the Seas
Review of an 18-night transpacific cruise aboard Ovation of the Seas from Hawaii to Sydney, concluding with a chaotic experience at the terminal.
Never A Dull Moment
How sharp knives disappeared from the dining room table, only to return, centuries later, in steak knife form. Kings, cardinals, and factories are involved.
The Science Oven
A reflection on the microwave oven, perhaps the most important invention to come out of a World War that sparked a lot of them.
Freeloader Culture
Reddit seems to be crumbling under the weight of a big controversy. The reason? It didn’t account for its free-riders.
A Side of Gloss
Tedium continues on its long journey to fill its glossary with hundreds of entries, and today’s list takes a long, hard look at all things food-related.
Hell's Kitchen Washington DC: A Solo Diner's Review
My solo dinner at Hell's Kitchen Washington DC, including the restaurant atmosphere, menu, and what it was like dining alone.
Whipped Cream, No Other Delights
How whipped cream, of all things, helped to drive innovation in the food technology space. Henry Ford and the humble soybean had something to do with it.
Meal Deal Economics
What a price hike for a U.K. supermarket chain’s popular meal deal tells us about the way we perceive food in a time of inflation.
Let's Get Sauced
Yes, this is an article about ranch dressing. And yes, ranch dressing was invented at Hidden Valley Ranch. Here's some stuff you didn't know about ranch.
It’s Not Delivery, It’s …
The evolution of the frozen pizza, the ideal form of sustenance for people who have an oven, a microwave, or an aversion to delivery. (Possibly all three.)
Hydrogenated Marketing
How Crisco, which avoided naming its primary ingredient in ads, toppled lard more than a century ago—and made Americans believers in industrial food.
Paper That You Bake
What the heck is parchment paper, where did it come from, and why is it such a prominent baking aid these days? So many questions—here’s my attempt to answer.
Eat More, They’re Healthy
The ’90s defining treat might have been SnackWell’s, a low-fat cookie brand that sold itself as healthy, but really just exposed public health policy failures.
Beyond The McRib
Pondering the way that retired or obscure fast food menu items create cult followings. Had a Taco Bell Chili Cheese Burrito lately? Consider yourself lucky.
Going Nuts for Beer Nuts
The story of Beer Nuts, the alcohol-accompanying brand of nuts that you’ve probably seen in a sitcom bar somewhere.
What The Hellmann
The hidden stories behind some of the sauces you eat every single day, from a confessed overuser of sauce. You are entitled to a little more, by the way.
Smashing Potatoes
Mashed potatoes have a long, drawn-out history—especially, ironically, in instant form. Guess the recipe for the Thanksgiving icon is harder than it looks.
We Are All Made Of Stars
Strung Out
The story of the stringy part of the banana nobody ever talks about, and why it might be worth talking about a little. Yes, it has a name.
Cheese, American Style
Despite cheese existing long before the U.S. did, it has come to define American food culture globally—and not just because of American cheese. Why is that?