Let’s be honest: if you’re pulling up to a drive-thru window, you probably aren’t considering many things aside from hunger. Just the sight of the establishment and the pungent aroma of fries is a reward in itself, especially if you’re tight on time. You grab your card, swipe it, and then smile a bit as you pick up your bag. ...
Did you even consider the complicated food journey your burger goes through prior to when you actually sink your teeth into it? It is just food: delicious, familiar, and satisfying. If there is one truth I want you to understand from our time together today; it is that the burger on your plate contains meat that is likely soaked in ...
You now stand in front of your fruit basket. There are a few bananas, and a spare apple or pair. Not much, right? However, each piece of the fruit you grab has a meaning, and sadly, that meaning may not always end as a happy ending. The bananas possibly being shipped from the other side of the globe doesn’t help ...
Any uneaten food has its own experience, and this describes everything that begins even before you bought it. Let’s take the tomato example; it travelled through an entire journey that includes, farming at a field, watering, packing, shipping, and finally, being placed on a shelf where you can grab it from. If this hands up in a trash can, then ...
Walking into a grocery store, you might have a list on hand, a recipe saved on your smartphone, or – quite simply – a hunger to satisfy. You grab a ripe tomato, turn it around, assess its ripeness, then toss it into the cart. From one perspective, the simple act of eating entails ranging a number of choices. Each of ...
Allow me to share a primary statement with you,“the kind of food you choose affects not only your plate, but also the air you breathe, the soil under your feet, and the climate of your home.” I do realize there’s a lot to digest here, but when you visit a supermarket and buy an apple from a foreign country, you’re ...