Axios thinks the $7 Billion market is ripe and ready for a shake-up, and they suggest direct-to-consumer baby food startup Yumi is in a good spot to capture share in the future. How do you feel about $5 fresh baby food jars delivered weekly? | learn more
A new take on lab-grown protein.
“Sustainable Bioproducts started as a research project from NASA, which aimed to discover what the environment on places like Jupiter and elsewhere in the galaxy would need to look like—physically and chemically—to look for life… Through that work, the startup discovered a fermentation process to efficiently grow edible protein from microscopic organisms that it hopes could one day be a replacement for animal-based meats.” They just raised $33 million to work toward this vision. | learn more
College student opened a gourmet restaurant in his tiny apartment.
Apparently the “restaurant” is booked many months out. I wish I was friends with someone like this during college. His food looks spectacular. | learn more
Real wasabi vs most wasabi.
This video answers the question about what the “wasabi” served with most sushi actually is. If you’ve never had the real stuff (which is grated in front of you), it’s totally worth the price when available in my opinion. | learn more
How Rescuing Leftover Cuisine helps prevent food waste and feed the hungry.
“In 2013, Robert Lee, then a 23-year-old one-time aspiring master of the finance world, created Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, which intercepts food before it hits the dumpsters and delivers it by hand to nearby shelters, soup kitchens and social service agencies. Last year, Rescuing Leftover Cuisine collected more than 792,000 pounds of food…” | learn more
One in 10 adults has a food allergy, and almost twice as many suspect they do.
“More than 10 percent of adults in the U.S. – over 26 million – are estimated to have food allergy, and almost twice as many people believe they have food allergy but report symptoms that are inconsistent with a true food allergy, according to a new study from Northwestern Medicine and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital.” | learn more
Beef cuts: how scientists discovered new kinds of steak
“For years, the beef industry has leaned on universities to discover new cuts of steak. Don’t laugh: Meat science is behind at least one breakout hit.” | learn more
Bluefin tuna sells for record $3.1 million at Tokyo market
This was a bidding war, and the winner was also holder of the previous record. The real story here is the dwindling fish stocks and major over-fishing. Should we all just eat our fill while we still can? | learn more
#HackTheMenu – the ultimate list of secret menu items.
Discovered via the Menu hacking article, this is, “A how-to guide to order secret items at places like Jamba Juice, Starbucks, Mcdonalds & Chipotle.” | learn more
Menu hacking.
Secret menus and extreme customization are growing in popularity at restaurants these days. Quartz assembled a bunch of neat content on the subject. | learn more