The long road from cacao to chocolate
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…
Read moreFueling Mexico City: A Grain Revolution
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…
Read moreUpdate Postopolis 10 Mexico City
Down on my knees grinding pineapple. A breeze compared to grains. Well, I talked about grains and cities at Postopolis 10. About why Mexico had particular problems with its chosen…
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