Food Links, 31.10.2012
The mayor of Phoenix tries to live on food stamps.
Can food riots be predicted?
Austerity and hunger in Spain.
Tom Philpott on baconpocalypse and fishageddon.
The case for veganism.
Food logos and junk food.
Anti-fracking sausages.
The return of ‘wonky‘ fruit and vegetables to supermarkets.
Demand for coffee is set to soar in India and China.
Selling carrots instead of theatre tickets in Spain.
The meanings attached to mooncakes in China.
Capitalism, candy, and Halloween.
The urban legend of the poisoned Halloween candy.
The health benefits of tea.
Cadbury’s wins the exclusive use of Pantone 2685C Purple.
The appeal of Starbucks in India.
Recipes for staff meals in famous restaurants.
The markets of old London.
Eyeball cake pops.
A profile of Bompas & Parr.
What Confederate soldiers ate during the US Civil War.
An interview with Sarah Lohman.
There’s been a decline soup consumption in the US.
The Taihu pig.
The beer milkshake.
Why don’t French children get fat?
Women struggling to drink water.
The ten worst fad diets.
US-politics-themed cookies.
The golden age of British sweets.
Ramens of Japan.
Ten tiny cafes in Melbourne.
Cupcakes in the Gulf.
Can Jamie Oliver’s fifteen-minute meals be made in fifteen minutes?
A pop-up human butchery.
On Carnation Milk.
Every drink consumed in Mad Men.
An interview with Ferran Adria.
The eating of feet.
Beatrix Potter‘s recipe for gingerbread.
How to crack an egg.
Seventeenth-century curd cakes.
Charlie Brooker learns how to cook Japanese cuisine.
These are all courtesy of my Mum:
How food tricks the brain.
The Travelling Gin Co.
There’s been a resurgence of interest in farmers’ markets in Italy.
The new trend for bamboo ash.
Tangerine and Cinnamon 