online archive
6:00PM
NOV 5 2007
The science of scrumptious
From Prospect, an article on the real GM food scandal: GM foods are safe, healthy and essential if we ever want to achieve decent living standards for the world's growing population — misplaced moralising about them in the west is costing millions of lives in poor countries. The science of scrumptious: Why do we loathe lumpy food, pick at our plates, and believe that chocolate will cure all ills? They say there's no accounting for taste, but science is giving it a try. A review of The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food by Judith Jones. The Iberian Joy of Cooking is likely to disappoint: The problem is that 1080 Recetas does not lend itself easily to fetishization. From Smithsonian, an article on a sea life lover's guide to seafood and ocean-friendly eating: One Fish, Two Fish, Crawfish, Bluefish: The Smithsonian Sustainable Seafood Cookbook. A review of Backyard Giants: The Passionate, Heartbreaking, and Glorious Quest to Grow the Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Susan Warren. A review of Questions of Taste: The Philosophy of Wine. A new biography brings to life Jerry Thomas, the first bartender to publish a drink book in the United States.
