“[T]hese hacks ultimately become a labor issue. It would not be so taxing to
make a TikTok drink … if stores were well-staffed, if workers were paid a
living wage, if corporations weren’t intent on busting unions, and if customers
were patient and understanding when their desires just aren’t possible.”
Jaya Saxena ,
Hacked to Bits
(Eater October 12, 2022 ,
via Garbage Day )
posted 10/31/2022 8:00pm ∞
“The original silphion was said to have appeared suddenly, after a great
downpour. Miski observed that, when rains came to Cappadocia in April, Ferula
drudeana would spring from the ground, growing up to six feet in just over a
month.”
Taras Grescoe, Alice Zoo, and Nirupa Rao ,
This miracle plant was eaten into extinction 2,000 years ago — or was it?
(National Geographic September 23, 2022 )
posted 10/19/2022 8:00pm ∞
“I can see you out there, skipping the pasta water steps of pasta preparation —
the reserving some of the starchy pasta water, and the tossing the cooked pasta
and sauce with the pasta water to bring everything together. I can see you,
being skeptical of the necessity of these steps. I see it! It makes me sick.”
Albert Burneko ,
Let’s Make Cacio e Pepe
(Defector June 11, 2022 )
posted 9/29/2022 8:00pm ∞
“The pellets are filled with fish scales that match a type of ray-finned fish
found in that same location. The authors determined that these were gastric
pellets rather than coprolites due to their shape and the location in which they
were found in association with the pterosaurs.”
posted 9/22/2022 8:00pm ∞
“Another course — a citrus foam — was served in a plaster cast of the chef’s
mouth. Absent utensils, we were told to lick it out of the chef’s mouth in a
scene that I’m pretty sure was stolen from an eastern European horror film.”
posted 8/27/2022 8:00pm ∞