Phil Howard, of Michigan State University, casually let slip in our conversation about concentration in the food industry that a brewery in Australia had been fined for faux craft beer. I had to investigate. Its quite an interesting story.
What does country music tell us about agriculture in America today? Not much. Plus some nutritional goodness, and follow-ups to previous podcasts.
It’s official. After the demise of artisan (recorded in this week’s newsletter), I now pronounce “genetic engineering” officially dead. It’s been on the way out for decades, as people sought to blunt it’s impact by attaching it to beer, bread etc. But this announcement, in the New Food Economy newsletter, is the final nail in […]
Popcorn — how dangerous is it it, really? Not very, unless you work with it. Eggs — what are they? Sorry Dave, I can’t tell you that. Caramelised onions — how long do they take? Longer than you’ve got, and they never really caramelise.
Rachel Laudan on the rise and fall of white bread
Sugar mystery, miller history, walnut filler, salmon thriller. And, er, fresh green beans.
Australians devote almost 60 cents of every dollar they spend on food to unhealthy stuff. They could eat better for less money, but “affordable luxuries” get in the way.
Not for the gluten-intolerant: African agriculture, food systems, The League of Kitchens and Mamoosh pita.
… and the Romans did knead. Just getting peeved at two things in an otherwise interesting interview with Jim Lahey
You can eat a perfectly nutritious diet for a lot less money than the US government says you need. But would you want to?
