Tomatoes: domestication and diversity What lies beneath does not reflect what you see New studies make sense of tomato’s transformation from teeny-fruited weed to diversity diva. Continue Reading →
Aaron Vallance — 1dish4theroad How a London doctor came to love writing — about food and more A doctor in London chronicles his eating adventures through fact and fiction Continue Reading →
Yes, we have no plantains But we do have bananas, and plantains are bananas What you call a plantain is probably an accident of history Continue Reading →
Food Philosophy Edo ergo sum Discussions about food often “bump up against philosophy” according to an actual philosopher, whose book helped me to think more clearly about food. Continue Reading →
A real Roman bread for Fornacalia My visit to Ostia Antica last year, guided by the wonderfully knowledgeable Farrell Monaco, was destined to end in more than a podcast. Continue Reading →