In his recent interview with Ezra Klein, Michael Pollan expresses puzzlement at the Obama administration’s reluctance to take on the food industry. “The energy sector
Category: Contemporary Food Culture
Does Jiro Dream Only of Sushi?
I finally got around to watching Jiro Dreams of Sushi, the documentary about famed Sushi chef Jiro Ono and his three-Michelin-starred restaurant, where diners pay
Feeling Umami
The idea that there are four basic tastes—sour, salty, bitter, and sweet—was widely accepted until 2002 when the taste receptors for glutamate were discovered which gives
Hipsters And Food
This article in the Guardian, “The end of the hipster: how flat caps and beards stopped being so cool” got me thinking about current trends
Your Coffee and You
This is hilarious. Entitled “What Your Coffee Order Says About You”, the writer proceeds to identify a unique personality description for every variation on the
Your Food, Your Choice, not Really
Three stories this week point to the fact that when it comes to food, the unconscious is king. A new study shows that when ordering
