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Throughout history, Italians went to extraordinary lengths to grow the most perfect and/or exuberant citrus fruit

Throughout history, Italians went to extraordinary lengths to grow the most perfect and/or exuberant citrus fruit

Helena Attlee – The land where the lemons grow

A juicy tale of culture and food in Itlay.

Don´t settle for industrially produced teabags, but choose high-quality tea leafs and take care to optimize water temperature and infusion time

Don´t settle for industrially produced teabags, but choose high-quality tea leafs and take care to optimize water temperature and infusion time

Henrietta Lovell – Infused

An impressive book that takes tea sufficiently seriously, serving valuable recommendations on teas to try and pairings to explore.

Do not start a restaurant, unless there is nothing else you can do

Do not start a restaurant, unless there is nothing else you can do

David Chang – Eat a peach

Entertaining and endearing, despite the writers (sometimes painful) personality flaws

Eat legumes, broccoli, nuts, seeds, and fermented foods

Eat legumes, broccoli, nuts, seeds, and fermented foods

Kris Verburgh – The longevity code

Healthy food seems to be your safest bet for living longer, because technology that reverses aging is not (yet) available

Michael Pollan – The omnivore’s dilemma

Michael Pollan – The omnivore’s dilemma

The industrial food chain is not sustainable, nor are any of the available alternatives – at scale.

Highly likable narrative. Actionable outcome limited (apart from baking more sourdough).

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