Rachel Laudan

Now grinding seeds is always hard so it’s no wonder that Beatrice resorted to the coffee grinder, especially because she was working with a pestle and mortar, which, even if it is used to shear, is not as effective as a grindstone. Even if you have a grindstone, though, even if you know how to [...]

Chocolate is an oddity. It’s one of the few native American foodstuffs to make it immediately to the Old World. And now, when anyone who has any pride in their foodie credentials praises the fresh and natural, chocolate, one of the most elaborately processed and industrialized foods around, is given a pass and allowed into [...]

So here’s Nicola Twilley’s transcript of  Fueling Mexico City: A Grain Revolution, the talk I gave at Postopolis 2010 last week in Mexico City.  Do go to her post too because in addition to the transcript, she has great reflections on (and photos of) our afternoon wandering through the shops, supermarkets and small restaurants of [...]