Comments for Edible Geography

Comment on P. O. Bread Box by Dominique Blu

Dominique Blu — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:05:04 +0000

I was not aware of this French tragedy !
Do you have any alarming news about camembert consumption too ?

Comment on The Art and Reward of Penguin Charming by Dominique Blu

Dominique Blu — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:45:39 +0000

Your blog is great, I really enjoy reading your posts..

Comment on How to Clone Mineral Water by Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:30:10 +0000

I had no interest in a soda stream until I saw this. I love sparkling mineral water. But, I rarely buy it because of the unhealthy plastic bottles, nor do I want to lug home the glass ones. Thanks!

Comment on P. O. Bread Box by Richard

Richard — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:47:17 +0000

Oh how I do love your writing. Every post is a gem!

It’s very sad to read of the decline of bakers in France of all places. I am to visit france this summer to follow Le Tour. The thought of visiting villages and finding no place to buy morning bread is very sad indeed

It’s funny though, as I was thinking about someething like this problem recently. In Australia we have great bread now, and I think the number of proper bakers will only rise (pardon the pun).

It occured to me that we might start seeing more and more food retailers in our streets, if only because food (at least fresh foods) are one thing you can’t buy online. It makes sense that some retail (music stores for example) will die because they cannot compete with online stores, but I imagined they would be replaced by things like bakers and other food stores whose goods don’t survive the postal system well. Sadly it seems this story might prove me wrong though??

Comment on Vermeer’s Kitchen Fantasies by Teo Muresan

Teo Muresan — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:49:30 +0000

I found this very interesting Great job!

Comment on How to Clone Mineral Water by Molly

Molly — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:08:23 +0000

oh this is hilarious. Next person to go through Italy, stop in a Castellammare di Stabia (around the bay from Naples) and get a sample of the Madonna spring there. Best water I’ve ever tasted, hands down. If I could replicate that, I’d be more hydrated than an manatee.

Comment on How to Clone Mineral Water by Nicola

Nicola — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:47:26 +0000

I must say, I love my Sodastream. Having fizzy water on demand with no disposable plastic bottles involved is lovely.

Comment on How to Clone Mineral Water by Georgia

Georgia — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:45:01 +0000

I don’t know my favorite mineral water. But this article has given me another reason to consider purchasing a Sodastream machine. The first: reduce plastic consumption.

Comment on The Atlas of Aspirational Origins by Richard Wilk

Richard Wilk — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:47:26 +0000

I enjoyed this article very much. I am working on a project with a colleague where we are collecting many ‘imaginary sources’ for food, like “nature valley.” I am told Miller won a lawsuit over their invention of the ‘Plank Road Brewery” which really did once exist.
You might be interested in the work of David Wengrow, an archaeologist who has been studying food branding in ancient Mesopotamia – it looks like branding might even pre-date writing. And of course the Greeks and Romans were crazy for wines, cosmetics, sauces and olive oils from named locations. I have written about the crucial role Paracelsus played, in the 16th century in inventing modern branding, which depends on the science of geography for its power.

Comment on Sensory Maps by Chris Thompson

Chris Thompson — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:17:33 +0000

Thought provoking. Surely, this provides a unique and extremely interesting opportunity to further define identity. Be it geographic or commercial …