Occult Wines

Voodoo on the Vine

I'm sorry, but this biodynamic business is just a bit over the top. No thank you please.

The Global Fish Crisis

On the Farm - A Seafood Snob Ponders the Future of Fish - NYTimes.com


Frightening, behavioral changing news... Rear in your tuna gulping habits now!

New Interest in Vertical Farms for Urban Areas - NYTimes.com

New Interest in Vertical Farms for Urban Areas - NYTimes.com

Reminds me of SimCity arcologies...

Root Beer Tasting

Sodas of The Times - Root Beer - A Drink in Search of a Frosty Mug

It almost feels like this article was written just for me. Craft sodas are the way to go...

News to Watch

FT.com / Asia-Pacific / China - China eyes overseas land in food push: "China has about 40 per cent of the world’s farmers but just 9 per cent of the world’s arable land. Some Chinese scholars argue that domestic agricultural companies must expand overseas if China is to guarantee its food security and reduce its exposure to global market fluctuations.

“China must ‘go out’ because our land resources are limited,” said Jiang Wenlai, of the China Agricultural Science Institute. “It will be a win-win solution that will benefit both parties by making the maximum use of the advantages of both sides.”"

Of Personal Import

The agony of the food snob - Slate Magazine

Alternative Career?

Weekend in New York: Martinis - Places That Put the Proper Prefix on the -tini - Travel - NYTimes: "Every drink is made with almost appalling care by bartenders who would rather shake up drinks than chat up customers."

Yep, I definitely need to get into this business. Exactly my mentality when I host something... but seriously, excellent article about a return to precision and craftsmanship. Finally!

Serial Entrepreneur

Business.view | Seed capitalism | Economist.com

Interesting...I have definitely seen these infomercials and am increasingly keen on purchasing one of these units. An indoor herb garden really brings kitchen cuisine to the next level.

More Cuisine: This battered isle

Perhaps I'm stretching it a bit by labeling a link to a fish & chips article as "cuisine," but some chippers have totally transformed themselves and are unrecognizable next to their more stereotypical brethren. Check it out:

This battered isle | The Guardian | Guardian Unlimited

The Economist Does NYC

A bit dated, but here's an excerpt and link to a weekly feature from a week or so back:

"New York is certainly more protean than most European cities, but I wonder whether Mr Whitehead didn’t capture something larger here, something of the wistfulness inherent in urban life. To live in a city is to live in a teeming, hectic present amidst the burnished memories and unblemished hopes of millions of other citizens. Things were great before you got here, and they’ll be wonderful after you leave, but while you are here you are always just the same old you. It’s a horrible fate, I know, and no less horrible for being universal, but I will always be grateful to have suffered it in Brooklyn, if only for a while."

Link to coverage on Economist.com