by Nicola | May 19, 2012
IMAGE: From left to right, Prince Charles’ leftover chunk of bread and butter pudding, Michael Winner, and the morsel of lemon drizzle cake he didn’t consume. Photo: Apex via The Guardian. A charming article in today’s Guardian simultaneously alerts... by Nicola | May 14, 2012
IMAGE: Glass gem corn, via the Seeds Trust Facebook page. This photograph of an ear of glass gem corn has been making the rounds on the internet over the past week (often accompanied with a note declaring it is NOT PHOTOSHOPPED!). What happened is that, last year,... by Nicola | May 10, 2012
For the second in her lovely “On the Table” series exploring “the encounter between food and art,” writer Charlotte Birnbaum has focused on the overlooked riches of European napkin-folding culture. IMAGE: The covers of the first two books in... by Nicola | May 8, 2012
IMAGE: Thermophiles, a type of extremophile that can exist in superheated environments, are responsible for the bright colors of Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park. Photograph by Jim Peaco, National Park Service. Last night at Studio-X NYC, NASA... by Nicola | May 7, 2012
IMAGE: Copper, zinc, gold, and stainless steel spoons; from “Tasting spoons: Assessing how the material of a spoon affects the taste of the food,” by Betina Piqueras-Fiszman, Zoe Laughlin, Mark Miodownik, and Charles Spence, published in Volume 24 of Food...