thoughts of food
How I built this: Impossible Foods
“When he was nearly 60, Pat Brown left a dream job to pursue an ambitious mission: to create delicious meat from plants.” | learn more
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thoughts of food
The new cannabis drinks are here
A non-drinker reviews the new class of THC-infused drinks that mimic alcohol in both rapid onset time and predictable duration of effects. The technology doesn’t seem to be quite there yet, but I’d bet on innovation continuing. I believe the impact is […]
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The death of the all-you-can-eat buffet
I really like modern salad bars, and I realized this week during a visit to Whole Foods that they’ll probably be gone from the scene for a while. “The all-you-can-eat buffet is unlikely to survive the pandemic in its current […]
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One-quarter of US restaurants won’t reopen, says OpenTable
This is a forecast and they can’t predict the future, but… | learn more
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Instacart was overwhelmed by coronavirus overnight
“The grocery delivery startup added 300,000 workers in eight weeks, but Covid-19 is still overtaking it in more ways than one.” | learn more
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Food delivery: so much intrigue and game theory
A few weeks ago I started subscribing to some twitter feeds via email (using mailbrew – referral link). It’s already proven valuable thanks to this series of tweets from Ezra Galston of Starting Line VC. He pulls together a lot of […]
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Why this pig farmer loves the idea of a plant-based diet
Much of this article is a direct response to Georgia Ede’s attacks on the EAT-Lancet nutritional guidelines (which is a big part of the video above). It’s a solid counterweight to her arguments, though I think doesn’t diminish the serious […]
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A presentation defending animal consumption
Georgia Ede, a nutritional psychiatrist (I’m not certain what that is), gave this very intriguing talk in February. “During her presentation, Ede delineates the various ways authoritative bodies such as the USDA and World Health Organization, through their spread of […]
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Fresh Stack Burger, a restaurant startup from grandson of Wendy’s founder
The first location is opening this week in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. (Congrats Sean & Mookie!) | learn more
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Chipotle will pay $25MM criminal fine related to food safety
A press release from the Department of Justice. “Chipotle failed to ensure that its employees both understood and complied with its food safety protocols, resulting in hundreds of customers across the country getting sick…” | learn more