The Taste of Quarantine

IMAGE: Landscapes of Quarantine, a group exhibition at Storefront for Art and Architecture, NYC, from March 10 – April 17, 2010. In this shot, left to right: Thermal Scanner and Body Temperature Alert System, Daniel Perlin, Field Notes from Quarantine, Katie...

The Scent of Climate Change

IMAGE: The completely unrelated, somewhat awe-inspiring USB Scent Flower™ Pat. Pend, only $9.99 plus postage and shipping. According to Dr. Abdul Latiff Mohamad, professor in the School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences at the National University of...

Tasty World Tour

It’s A Tasty World – Food Science Now! is a special exhibition currently on display at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) in Tokyo, Japan. The exhibition was designed by Assistant, an international & interdisciplinary design...

Landscapes of Quarantine

IMAGE: Contraband Room, United States Customs and Border Protection, JFK International Airport, Queens, New York. Part of an amazing series by photographer Taryn Simon, this photo shows all the food confiscated from passengers arriving at JFK over a 48 hour period....

Foodprint NYC

Just a quick reminder that the first Foodprint Project event, Foodprint NYC, is taking place tomorrow, blizzard, snow hurricane, or (unlikely) shine. IMAGE: The Foodprint NYC logo, designed by superstar illustrator and graphic designer Nikki Hiatt. We’ll be at...

The Ice Program

IMAGE: The Vigne Glacier in the Concordia region of Pakistan, via NASA. This week, Edible Geography’s partner site, BLDGBLOG, is coordinating a nine-blog-strong online conversation tied to the Glacier/Island/Storm architecture studio at Columbia University this...