thoughts of food
MIT students use AI to cook up pizza recipes.
“A group of MIT students set artificial intelligence loose on pizza recipes. The results were surprisingly good, in the end.” | learn more
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thoughts of food
You don’t love Domino’s like Russians love Domino’s.
Hundreds of Russians got tattoos in exchange for a free pizza offer. The franchise owner had to limit the offer to the first 350 people after he saw the surprising amount of demand. | learn more
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About the German supermarkets expanding aggressively in America.
“We chart the progress of Aldi and Lidl, the largest German grocery chains that are conquering America.” | learn more
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Rainbow trout can now be called salmon in China.
“A move to let rainbow trout be labelled as salmon after a food scandal causes a splash in China.” I guess nobody should be surprised by another food scandal coming from China, but I imagine the problem is actually a […]
thoughts of food
The ugly truth of ugly produce.
Phat Beets Produce puts the startup Imperfect Produce “on blast” for their business model. Basically, the author claims that the food wasn’t going un-eaten before their existence, so the business basically reduces supply for food banks. | learn more
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Former Naf Naf execs look to repeat their success.
I love this! Any readers know these guy personally? “Two of the chain’s former execs look to grow a local barbecue chain and start a chain of authentic taquerias, looking to be the ‘Lettuce Entertain You of fast-casual restaurants.’” | learn more
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Wheat gene map could boost food security and lower allergies.
“Scientists announced today they have mapped out more than 94% of the genome of Chinese Spring bread wheat — adding that by manipulating its genetic code, people could eventually improve global food security and possibly alleviate some immune disorders like […]
thoughts of food
14,000-year-old bread rewrites history of baking.
“Breadcrumbs found at an excavation in Jordan reveal that humans were baking thousands of years earlier than previously believed. It may have even prompted them to settle down and plant cereals.” | learn more
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MightyVine tomatoes to double operations.
I never thought I’d have a favorite brand of tomato, but I do! Kim and I have been buying these greenhouse-grown local tomatoes for a while, and their consistency is great. Glad to see this company growing. | learn more
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Blue Apron’s steady decline continues.
Not much content other than the graph below but sharing link anyway. | learn more