thoughts of food
Amazon rumor to launch new grocery store business.
Not Whole Foods, and not Amazon Go, but another brand altogether. This supports the Stratechery analysis from July 2017 quite well. | learn more
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thoughts of food
Business of renting kitchen space heats up in China.
“In China’s biggest cities, restaurants are struggling to satisfy the appetites of customers ordering food delivery through apps on their phones. That’s leading to a booming market for renting kitchen space, without tables, chairs or waiters.” | learn more
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On the US baby food market and disruption.
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 […]
thoughts of food
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 […]
thoughts of food
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
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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. | […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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
thoughts of food
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 […]