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The New Science of Taste: 1,000 Banana Flavors

Synergy Flavors, an Illinois company that makes ingredients for ice cream, yogurt and other products, says its flavoring formulas currently number about 80,000, up sharply from around 13,000 in 2002. It has about… Continue reading

Hating on S-bux

It feels good to have a consistent seasonal food to feel warm/fuzzy about every year, like PSL, but I’m kind of relieved the nation is getting over the hype, and that I’m seeing… Continue reading

Bristol restaurant opts for ingredients plucked from supermarket skips

Not-for-profit Skipchen’s teams of volunteers ‘intercept’ foodstuffs thrown out after best-before dates to create eclectic dishes Love the cause and message to grocers. Would feel better if outfits like this worked with grocers… Continue reading

Italian-style salami, made with American pigs, powers growth of a Virginia business

In case you were wondering about Olli-brand salamis. This business is gearing up to produce 100,000 lbs/week of salami with the opening of their new production facility on the west coast in March… Continue reading

Stashing Mac ‘n’ cheese

Gearing up for the fall! Personal size, three-cheese, baked mac ‘n’ cheese tins cooling down so they can be vacuum-sealed and frozen.

Yellow tea in VT

Learned there is such a thing as yellow tea at a tea den in Burlington. Dobra Tea Vermont http://dobrateavt.com/ (802) 951-2424 80 Church Street Burlington, Vermont 05401

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artandsciencejournal: Home Sweet Home Usually plastic and the environment do not go hand in hand, but artist Aki Inomata uses plastic to create an environment for her little pet hermit crabs in “Why… Continue reading

“Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement. ”       

Words from Calvin and Hobbes’ creator Bill Watterson speech at Kenyon College in 1990 illustrated by Gavin Aung Than. Link is to illustration. “Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your… Continue reading

Lake Champlain

Hanging out on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain. Those three rays are the sun beaming down.

White Mountains sunset

White Mountains sunset.