Going for the Homogenized: Hamburger and Milk
I’m delighted that alternatives to traditional animal meats and milks are coming on the market. Whether plant based, cultured meat or impossible burgers or soy, almond or oat milk, they…
Read moreYes, Cheese Was Made 7,200 Years Ago. What Really Matters, Though, Is How Food Processing Brought About Wider Changes in Human Life
Discovering that something–cheese, in this case–goes back further than we thought is always a headline grabber. Ancient cheese has been all over the popular science headlines for the past few…
Read moreIt’s Not Just English Speakers: Culinary Newsletters and More in Spain and Mexico
Almost exactly a month ago, I posted about The Culinary Newsletter’s Golden Age in the 1980s and 1990s. It focussed on culinary newsletters but the underlying theme was an upsurge of…
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