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All in Food History
Foodies: the term was coined in 1982 — as were the words veejay, VHS and camcorder. Out of the four, the word ‘foodie’ has proven to have the most lasting legacy: it is arguably one of the most infamous archetypes of our time. But what are the implications of foodie-ism?
The avocado has been a source of food for over seven thousand years — so how has it become such a strong symbol of Millennials?
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?
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?
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.
Not all food fights are wasteful. Sometimes, history can take a turn — by way of an egg, a pie, a milkshake.
In food, as in life, sweet little lies have far-reaching consequences
Is it even Christmas without Engelsaugen, Schwarz-weiß-Gebäck and Zimtsternen? Not in Germany.
All kitchens are museums of sorts, but only some make it into an actual museum
If food is an artform, then what does that make a burger that can be bought from Dubai to Medellín?
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?
There are many ways in which status influences the food we eat and these five stories show five of them
Should we consider food to be art? And what are the implications of doing so?
Do our food fantasies constitute art? Ask Tom Wolfe.
Some odds and ends from the modern world of eating
Too expensive, too fancy, too much, too fast or too gleeful: What’s your poison?
What was modern, edgy and rebellious in 1895 can be the epitome of ‘basic’ in 21st century internet culture. Brunch: What’s the verdict?
One of our basic fears revived, by a bomb, a crash, a pandemic.
Some puzzle pieces of this great big work of human imagination we call food.
Remembrance of food gone, some forever, not for better.
