Critics fear the merger of agricultural giants Bayer and Monsanto will drive an increase in use of pesticides. AgriLife Today/flickr, CC BY-NC-NDAlana Mann, University of Sydney This article is part of an ongoing series from the Post-Truth Initiative, a Strategic Research Excellence Initiative at the University of Sydney. The series examines today’s post-truth problem in …
Diggings 25 April 2018
Matinee, the new hip cafe in Marrickville, baked Anzac Croissants - rosemary in the dough and Anzac biscuit crumble on top. Darn tasty. A mate sent me a pic of a deconstructed Greek salad. Vegemite on toast gets deconstructed – and the internet is not happy ‘It seemed destined for mid-menu mediocrity until a …
OxTales
The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery has launched a series of podcasts, called OxTales. It’s via a free subscription through iTunes or Stitcher. The first podcast is up now: Laura Shapiro, ‘Magic Marshmallow Crescent Puff” April 18, 2018. Teaser: What do the Pillsbury Bake Off and molecular gastronomy have in common? Culinary historian and …
Diggings 14 April 2018
The Artist Who Plays with Her Food ‘Red began the project looking for inspiration around markets in Malaysia—her birthplace. “I would walk through markets and stare at vegetables and allow their patterns and textures to inspire visuals in my head,” she says, adding, “I definitely got a lot of annoyed and curious looks from vendors.” …
