Food for thought #75

A weekly roundup for hungry readers📚

Reading

• The Brits are at it again – while The Ballymaloe Cookbook by Myrtle Allen is one of the great cookbooks of our time … it’s not a British book, nor was she a British chef. What makes this even more egregious is that Myrtle Allen is regarded as the matriarch of Irish cuisine.

• Luxury fashion houses are pivoting to food – is it just a reminder of how status still shapes society? by

  Alex O'Neill

• Don’t pity a woman eating alone

• How did our taste buds get so spoiled? The modern palate craves maple-matcha-blackberry-thyme-yuzu-miso-caramel.

• This year’s hot new tool for chefs? ChatGPT.

• Has the DEI backlash come for publishing?

Watching

• Tastefully Yours on Netflix – Driven to claim top culinary honors, an arrogant heir meets a low-profile but stubborn chef whose recipes astonish him, sparking an unlikely romance.

Gaming

• Have you ever dreamed of leaving the hustle of the city behind to run a charming mobile bookshop in a quiet seaside town? Who hasn’t? In the new Tiny Bookshop game, launching August 7th, you can customize your van, curate your collection and connect with locals as you explore the joys of slow living and the power of stories.

Scrolling

• Seeing this gorgeous fabric makes me want to dust off my sewing machine and make something with it

  jeanmariesfabrics

  

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Word of the week

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I’m Kristin Jensen, the founder, publisher and editor at Blasta Books and Nine Bean Rows. Before I started my publishing house, I was a freelance editor and food writer for over 20 years and I’ve co-authored three books. I pretty much eat, sleep and breathe books and food. You can also find me on Instagram @edibleireland.📚