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As part of my occupation as a book designer, I spend many hours doing pleasurable but mindless formatting work. To keep my brain sufficiently challenged, I started listening several years ago to a multitude of food podcasts. Here are a few of my favorites, ranging...
As part of my occupation as a book designer, I spend many hours doing pleasurable but mindless formatting work. To keep my brain sufficiently challenged, I started listening several years ago to a multitude of food podcasts. Here are a few of my favorites, ranging...
If you’re reading this blog, you likely know that food-related jobs today are no longer confined to restaurants, food production, food service, farms, and farmers markets. They’re found in school gardens, college food studies programs, meal delivery businesses like...
Whether you've already begun your holiday shopping and have it under control, or haven't even begun to think about the whole gift thing yet, one thing is certain—food is almost always bound to be popular. But consider alternatives to the usual high-calorie sweets and...
On my recent trip to Europe, I read an intriguing book called The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor, by Mark Schatzker. I have been a fan of Schatzker ever since I read his first book, Steak: One Man’s Search for the Tastiest Piece of Beef,...
What the hell do I do with kohlrabi, a neighbor asked Georgia chef-restaurateur Hugh Acheson. Others asked, too, and this led him to write The Broad Fork: Recipes for the Wide World of Vegetables and Fruits. Among lovers of fresh, local produce, who hasn’t been...
Terra Firma, a new film by Christine Anthony and Owen Masterson isn't about wounded soldiers. It's a story about healing and how three women turned to farming upon their return from the front lines. Since 2001 over 280,000 women have been sent to the Middle East. ...