New from the world of food and wine that you might have missed this week.
- How not to solve the unemployment problem. A burger-making machine. But are the human-made burgers better?
- A researcher has discovered a very strong correlation between countries with high chocolate consumption and Nobel Prize winners. He presented his findings to his colleagues who could not think of an explanation for the correlation. Obviously, they are not eating enough chocolate.
- Another casualty of war. The massive, historic food market in Aleppo Syria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was destroyed in a fire sparked by gun battles in the civil war.
- A wonderful essay and some great pictures of winemaking in Burgundy. If you’ve never been inside a winery during harvest, these pictures will be fascinating.
- Why locavorism will not save the planet.
- Are you ready to eat the package your food comes in? Yes, if it tastes better than the food.
- We here lots of nonsense about too much regulation of business. Bloomberg Markets has a disturbing article about food safety in the U.S traceable to a lack of regulation.
- Did you ever wonder how a cruise ship stores and prepares all that food. Here is the answer.
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 