quinoa
'Pasta Sushi' Is All Your Wasabi-Smothered Carb Dreams Come True
“I started to create recipes using raw fish and cold pasta many years ago,” says Moreno Cedroni, the Michelin-star chef behind “pasta sushi” dishes like katsuobushi pasta and maki of quinoa.
Angry Vegans Forced a Burger Restaurant to Pull Its New Ad
British restaurant chain Gourmet Burger Kitchen has been forced to take down posters in a new advertising campaign following complaints from vegetarians and vegans.
San Francisco's First Automated Cafe Signals a Delicious, Terrifying Future
This week marks the debut of Eatsa, a quick-service quinoa bowl “unit” (as one owner called it) billing itself as San Francisco’s premiere “automated cafe.” I went there to get a taste of our robotic future.
A 28-Year-Old British Guy Is Growing New and Improved Quinoa
Quinoa is becoming as British as the Queen’s corgis, thanks to a 28-year-old dude with a PhD in plant pathology from the Univeristy of Nottingham and a passion for the nutty grain.
The Broadly Guide to Bourgeois Grain
The ABCs of gentrification's most contentious food group. You already know what Q is.
Pope Francis Wants to Chew On Some Coca Leaves in Bolivia
Because of Bolivia's high altitude, the pope reportedly requested that coca leaves be ready for him to chew on once he arrives today in La Paz.
Style Rider: Foxygen's Tour Essentials Include Glitter Makeup and Silver Pants
Don't forget that sharp Goodwill gray suit, either.
You Can Eat Your Feelings at the World's First Happiness Restaurant
The link between health and happiness isn’t new. Most of us have noticed that eating shit makes you feel shit. One Australian business owner is opening a restaurant and fitness center dedicated to improving people's mood through a high serotonin menu.
Even Peru's Top Chefs Are Addicted to Fast Food
The executive chef of Lima’s El Señorío de Sulco, Flavio Solórzano is helping to reclaim and spread awareness about Peru's wide and varied culture in both his restaurant and the wildly popular Mistura festival. But that won't stop him from hitting up...
Our Protein Obsession Is Getting Out of Control
If there’s one word in modern diet parlance that immediately draws a bridge with leanness, energy, and high performance, it's protein. We're having a wild love affair with it.
The Brutal Work of a Bolivian Salt Miner
Mining is a crucial source of employment for Bolivian men, but the conditions are notorious. Amidst reports of 24-hour days and corrupt bosses in gold and coal mines, only kind words are spoken about the Colchani cooperative who mine and export table...
Wheat Isn't the Reason Why You Can't Stop Farting
Gluten-free consumption is at an all time high in 2014, a sweeping health trend with widespread ignorance. But wheat isn't the likely culprit behind your uncontrollable flatulence after eating a bear claw or two.