Asparagus Is the Perfect Spring Risotto
THE FIRST ASPARAGUS OF THE YEAR TODAY’S LESSON: Asparagus is one of the first vegetable crops to stick its head out of the cold winter ground… Read More »Asparagus Is the Perfect Spring Risotto
Jimmy Schmidt
The future of seafood is bait-to-plate transparency on the blockchain
Sometime soon, American eaters may be able to purchase tuna labeled with a QR code that can be scanned to reveal when and where the… Read More »The future of seafood is bait-to-plate transparency on the blockchain
Global wine production has hit a 60-year low, as changing weather picks new winners and losers
The weather is picking new winners and losers in the wine world. Annual wine output last year was up in Argentina, Australia, and South Africa,… Read More »Global wine production has hit a 60-year low, as changing weather picks new winners and losers
The Buddhist Mock-Meats Paradox
Gazing down at the paper plate, I take a few moments to contemplate the meal in front of me. Is that a piece of wheat… Read More »The Buddhist Mock-Meats Paradox
Artichokes The Crown of Spring
TODAY’S LESSON: The warm spring days and cool, foggy nights are the perfect weather to bring the artichoke crop to its harvest. What better way… Read More »Artichokes The Crown of Spring
Last year’s devastating wildfires left behind an unexpected bounty: morel mushrooms
In 2017, the United States Forest Service spent close to $2.5 billion fighting and containing wildfires. It was the most expensive year on record. Governors… Read More »Last year’s devastating wildfires left behind an unexpected bounty: morel mushrooms
The Food Ingredient Panic Meter
Food shortages have been making dramatic headlines for the past half-dozen years. The end of the avocado is in sight. Maple syrup could become a luxury ingredient,… Read More »The Food Ingredient Panic Meter
The Bugs that Give Wine Its Flavor
For the uninitiated, wine talk can be puzzling. Oenophiles gush over hints of tobacco, pencil shavings, charred herbs, and loamy soil. It’s brawny, chewy, cedary,… Read More »The Bugs that Give Wine Its Flavor
Combatting Xylella Fastidiosa: Calling Innovators to Action
Agostino Petroni grew up surrounded by olive trees in his native Puglia, where the gnarled and twisted trunks grow into massive monuments over thousands of… Read More »Combatting Xylella Fastidiosa: Calling Innovators to Action
Impossible Foods’ Quest to Save the Planet Fails to Impress FDA
Biochemist Patrick O. Brown, founder of Impossible Foods Inc., invented a magic ingredient” that solves what he calls the planet’s biggest environmental problem: beef. The… Read More »Impossible Foods’ Quest to Save the Planet Fails to Impress FDA