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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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“FOSTERING THE HABIT OF CHERISHING THINGS”: A CONVERSATION WITH QIYUN DENG
Jul 30

Jul 30 “FOSTERING THE HABIT OF CHERISHING THINGS”: A CONVERSATION WITH QIYUN DENG

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Interview

We spoke with Qiyun Deng, the founder of engraft, about her biodegradable tableware design.

A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC: FAD DIETS AND THEIR FAILED PROMISES
Jul 8

Jul 8 A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC: FAD DIETS AND THEIR FAILED PROMISES

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Food and Pop Culture, Food History

Would you rather eat only cabbage soup or have a glass of wine with your breakfast egg? That’s what the world of fad diets has to offer — and much more, just very little of it.

“COOKING JUST MAKES ME HAPPY”: A CONVERSATION WITH COCO KWOK
Jun 27

Jun 27 “COOKING JUST MAKES ME HAPPY”: A CONVERSATION WITH COCO KWOK

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Interview

We spoke with Coco of the New Gate Studio about her food, the challenges of cooking Chinese food for Western audiences, and her plans for the future.

KINGDOM OF THE AUTOMATS
May 28

May 28 KINGDOM OF THE AUTOMATS

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Food History

Come along to a little kingdom by the sea where automats still rule with an iron fist.

FORD IN THE KITCHEN: ON TECHNOLOGY, PROGRESS AND FAST FOOD
May 28

May 28 FORD IN THE KITCHEN: ON TECHNOLOGY, PROGRESS AND FAST FOOD

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Food History

An exploration of the ideas of progress and modernity that shaped the landscape of fast food.

KITCHEN FAVOURITES
May 18

May 18 KITCHEN FAVOURITES

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Food and Family

We’ve been asking around to find out which objects are absolutely essential in your kitchens.

FINE, FUTURIST FOOD FORMULAS
May 11

May 11 FINE, FUTURIST FOOD FORMULAS

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Recipes, Food History

Some hands-on ‘formulas’ for fine, Futurist food.

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

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

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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?

FOOD BREAKING THROUGH MIGRATION BARRIERS
May 4

May 4 FOOD BREAKING THROUGH MIGRATION BARRIERS

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Food and Family

Vicky Truong takes us on a journey of food, family and migration.

ANOTHER THING YOU CAN DO WITH A PEACH
Apr 14

Apr 14 ANOTHER THING YOU CAN DO WITH A PEACH

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Recipes

A classic for a reason: peach melba

SEXUALITY AND FOOD: A LONG LOVE AFFAIR
Apr 14

Apr 14 SEXUALITY AND FOOD: A LONG LOVE AFFAIR

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Food and Pop Culture, Food and Film

A story of sensuality, human imagination, ancient wisdom, moral, fetish and food porn.

ELEVEN HERBS AND SPICES
Mar 30

Mar 30 ELEVEN HERBS AND SPICES

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Recipes, Food History

Have the world’s most elusive herbs and spices been discovered? You can be the judge of that.

A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
Mar 30

Mar 30 A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

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Food History

A deep dive into cooking’s treasures and trophies: recipes.

LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA PART 2: AT HOME
Mar 25

Mar 25 LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA PART 2: AT HOME

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Food and Family

What role does food play in the way people deal with a pandemic and its consequences? Stories from inside the quarantine.

NIGELLA SAYS
Mar 9

Mar 9 NIGELLA SAYS

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Food and Pop Culture

Nigella speaking on topics ranging from pornography to haute couture.

RE-WATCH, REVIEW:  NIGELLA BITES, SEASON 1, EPISODE 1, 1999.
Mar 9

Mar 9 RE-WATCH, REVIEW: NIGELLA BITES, SEASON 1, EPISODE 1, 1999.

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Food and Pop Culture

Re-watching Nigella Lawson’s 1999 television debut brings to light all the ways in which she changed the way we think about food, both in cooking and eating.

DREAMLAND
Feb 26

Feb 26 DREAMLAND

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Recipes

A dreamlike pudding recipe: creamy, fluffy, rich and citrusy ‘orange bavarois’.

AN EDUCATION: 1946, A SCHOOL FOR HOUSEWIVES
Feb 26

Feb 26 AN EDUCATION: 1946, A SCHOOL FOR HOUSEWIVES

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Food and Family, Food History

Memories of a grandmother in the Netherlands about the great hunger of war, a special kind of school and a lifelong of cooking.

LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA: AT THE TABLES OF NEW YEAR’S
Feb 17

Feb 17 LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA: AT THE TABLES OF NEW YEAR’S

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Food and Family
TABLE STORIES: FROM THE FAREWELL TO EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN
Feb 17

Feb 17 TABLE STORIES: FROM THE FAREWELL TO EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN

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Food and Film, Food and Family

Yunting Zhang explores the unwritten rules of the Chinese dinner table, as exemplified by The Farewell and Eat Drink Man Woman.

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