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Welcome to my blog. I document my adventures in travel, style, and food. Hope you have a nice stay!

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A IS FOR AVOCADO: MILLENNIALS, MILLIONAIRES AND THE TROUBLE WITH THE TOAST
Feb 10

Feb 10 A IS FOR AVOCADO: MILLENNIALS, MILLIONAIRES AND THE TROUBLE WITH THE TOAST

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Food and Pop Culture, Food History

The avocado has been a source of food for over seven thousand years — so how has it become such a strong symbol of Millennials?

JEANNE DIELMAN BURNS POTATOES: ON THE PRICE OF MOTHER’S COOKING
Mar 6

Mar 6 JEANNE DIELMAN BURNS POTATOES: ON THE PRICE OF MOTHER’S COOKING

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Food and Film

The 1975 film Jeanne Dielman gives its audience the opposite of modern, polished, high-paced food content, but tells us more about the meaning of food.

THE WHOPPER VIRGINS, PT 2: SOY BOYS AND EGG SLONKING — WHERE ONLINE SUBCULTURES COLLIDE
Jan 29

Jan 29 THE WHOPPER VIRGINS, PT 2: SOY BOYS AND EGG SLONKING — WHERE ONLINE SUBCULTURES COLLIDE

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Food History, Food and Pop Culture

What does it mean when those who preach a return to a ‘natural’ diet also sell supplements for those in a pinch? And how do the ideas behind the ‘Whopper Virgins’ relate to those on finds on Infowars?

THE WHOPPER VIRGINS, PT 1: BATTLE FOR THE CROWN IN THE VIRAL ONLINE SPHERE
Jan 22

Jan 22 THE WHOPPER VIRGINS, PT 1: BATTLE FOR THE CROWN IN THE VIRAL ONLINE SPHERE

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Food and Pop Culture, Food History

In 2008, Burger King set out to beat its competitors with a controversial ad campaign: What do the “Whopper Virgins” say about today’s viral foodscape?

FOOD.COM: THE WORLD WILD WEB OF FOOD
Nov 27

Nov 27 FOOD.COM: THE WORLD WILD WEB OF FOOD

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Food History, Food and Pop Culture

Dialling into the internet back in 1997, no one had any clue how the world wide web would not only change the way we live, but also the way we eat.

MYSTERIES OF THE MOTHER
Jul 3

Jul 3 MYSTERIES OF THE MOTHER

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Food and Family

Writer Alex Heeyeon Kil tries to understand her mother and finds it impossible to do so — except during those quiet moments when everybody is eating.

PIE: A PASTRY — OR POLITICAL PROTEST?
Feb 27

Feb 27 PIE: A PASTRY — OR POLITICAL PROTEST?

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Food and Pop Culture, Food History

Not all food fights are wasteful. Sometimes, history can take a turn — by way of an egg, a pie, a milkshake.

THE TRUTH ABOUT SPINACH — AND MORE FAKE FOOD NEWS DEBUNKED
Feb 16

Feb 16 THE TRUTH ABOUT SPINACH — AND MORE FAKE FOOD NEWS DEBUNKED

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Food and Pop Culture, Food History

In food, as in life, sweet little lies have far-reaching consequences

A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US
Feb 1

Feb 1 A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US

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three is a magic number, three times a charm and all good things come in threes

HO HO HOLIDAY BREAD
Dec 25

Dec 25 HO HO HOLIDAY BREAD

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Recipes

A delicious recipe for cold December mornings

IN DER WEIHNACHTSBÄCKEREI: GERMAN CHRISTMAS COOKIES
Dec 2

Dec 2 IN DER WEIHNACHTSBÄCKEREI: GERMAN CHRISTMAS COOKIES

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Food History

Is it even Christmas without Engelsaugen, Schwarz-weiß-Gebäck and Zimtsternen? Not in Germany.

PLAYING WITH FOOD: FOUR FAMOUS FOOD INSTALLATIONS
Nov 10

Nov 10 PLAYING WITH FOOD: FOUR FAMOUS FOOD INSTALLATIONS

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Food and Pop Culture

Whether it’s peanut butter, regular butter, fish or candy — the way to anyone’s heart is through food. These artists knew that too.

FROM JOLLOF TO BOLOGNESE AND BACK TO JOLLOF
Sep 20

Sep 20 FROM JOLLOF TO BOLOGNESE AND BACK TO JOLLOF

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Food and Family

Sharonda Quinoo recalls a childhood in between cultures and cuisines

FATBOY, A FRIENDSHIP AND CHRIS’S CHILLI OIL
Sep 15

Sep 15 FATBOY, A FRIENDSHIP AND CHRIS’S CHILLI OIL

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Recipes

Our friend Chris, a.k.a FatBoy, let us share this spicy recipe

NO EATING, NO DRINKING, NO TOUCHING: FIVE FAMOUS KITCHENS
Jul 19

Jul 19 NO EATING, NO DRINKING, NO TOUCHING: FIVE FAMOUS KITCHENS

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Food History

All kitchens are museums of sorts, but only some make it into an actual museum

DINNER AT THE MUSEUM PART II: FOOD IN THE AGE OF ITS MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION
Jun 27

Jun 27 DINNER AT THE MUSEUM PART II: FOOD IN THE AGE OF ITS MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION

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Food History, Food Theory

If food is an artform, then what does that make a burger that can be bought from Dubai to Medellín?

ANDREAS IN PURSUIT OF THE PIE LIFTER
Jun 3

Jun 3 ANDREAS IN PURSUIT OF THE PIE LIFTER

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Food and Family

The road to heaven is paved with pie lifters

FOOD AS FAUX PAS
May 21

May 21 FOOD AS FAUX PAS

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Food and Pop Culture, Food Theory

What to do when one has been burdened with bad taste? And what even is that?

THE COOK AND THE SCIENTIST: A FUTURISTIC FOOD UTOPIA AND WHAT BECAME OF IT (REPACKAGED)
May 11

May 11 THE COOK AND THE SCIENTIST: A FUTURISTIC FOOD UTOPIA AND WHAT BECAME OF IT (REPACKAGED)

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Food History

The Futurists envisioned a world in which food would become non-essential and could thus be turned into a work of art — where do we stand now?

KITCHEN FAVOURITES 4
May 2

May 2 KITCHEN FAVOURITES 4

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Food and Family

We’re back with fifteen more love stories between people and their kitchen tools

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