Rachel Laudan

The Wonder of Christmas Food Past

By Rachel Laudan December 22, 2017 English Food, Food History, Modern Food, Taste 21 Comments
The Wonder of Christmas Food Past

  It seems almost impossible to believe now. The first supermarket I ever encountered was Sainsbury’s in Coventry, England in 1966 when I was in my early 20s. Although by…

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No, Cooking Isn’t Easy. 6 Reasons Why

By Rachel Laudan November 6, 2017 Food Politics, Food Processing, Cooking and Kitchens, Modern Food 43 Comments

“So, why does it matter that recipes marketed as easy often aren’t? A few years ago, I would have interpreted it as a harmless pretense—maybe even a good deed—to nudge…

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Five Takeaways from Food Tech for Social Good, Austin Startup Week

By Rachel Laudan October 12, 2017 Adventures, Mainly Culinary, Food Politics, Food Processing, Cooking and Kitchens, Modern Food 4 Comments

Yesterday I made a rare sortie into downtown Austin to attend a “Food Tech for Social Good,” one of many, many events during session Austin Startup Week. Joi Chevalier of…

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