by Nicola | Jul 8, 2012
At this time of year, Washington state’s cherry growers have their local helicopter pilot on speed dial. IMAGE: A helicopter acts as a giant blow dryer above a Montana cherry orchard. They are not taking triumphant joy rides over their ripening red crop, or... by Nicola | Jul 5, 2012
Just a quick note to say that I’ll be talking about artificial flavours at 6:30pm tonight, at The Studio Loft in the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, as part of MCA Denver’s excellent Mixed Taste series — I believe that there are still a few tickets available.... by Nicola | Jun 28, 2012
IMAGE: An English cucumber straightener from the mid-nineteenth century, via the Old Garden Tools museum. This is not what you (probably) think it is. It is, in fact, a glass cucumber straightener from the mid-nineteenth century, invented by George Stephenson, who... by Nicola | Jun 25, 2012
I learned of the existence of the world’s first and, to the best of my knowledge, only cake museum in the same moment as I heard the shocking news that its continued survival is under threat due to budget problems in the Los Angeles Unified School District.... by Nicola | Jun 22, 2012
Lunch may be the second meal of the day today, but it was the last of the three daily meals to rise above its snack origins to achieve that status. IMAGE: “Lunch” entry in A Dictionary of the English Language, Samuel Johnson, London: J. and P. Knapton; J. and T.... by Nicola | Jun 18, 2012
IMAGE: Gut flora redesign, using a yogurt vehicle, is already a commonplace activity at breakfast tables around the world. For many, the consumption of probiotic supplements is already a daily routine — a regular, intentional, and frequently yogurt-based effort to...