* On foot
* 41.8814, 12.4388
* 16 May 2025
* 427.73 ppm CO2
* OpenStreetMap
Another one a nice walk away in the other part of the local park. Had to walk through some lovely long grass to get there.
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Just put the finishing touches to tomorrow's Eat This Newsletter. There’s a common theme to the stories; how forces way beyond a person’s control influence what and how they eat.
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Little did I know when I booked a cycling holiday in the Po Valley that I would be staying at the heart of Italy’s first supply chain for certified organic quinoa grown in Italy.
Serendipity at its finest.
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Many countries have strict rules about who is allowed to give advice on diet and nutrition. That doesn't stop even qualified people from selling all kinds of snake oil.
Tara Schmidt, lead dietitian for the Mayo Clinic Diet, told me about her work.
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Eat This Newsletter 270
Eggflation excuses, the sad saga of the British sliced loaf, what to grow in a nuclear winter, hot dance food science PhD, and a sober accounting of the US's food-related losses.
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2025-05-19
rabbit_quest #geohashing 20250516-W-AY68O8
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Top Album Artists from last.fm for week ending 15 May
1 Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos 13
2 The Be Good Tanyas 12
3 M83 11
4 James Blackshaw 9
5 The Dave Brubeck Quartet 7
2025-05-16
rabbit_quest #geohashing 20250506-W-AY68O8
1 min read
* On foot
* 41.884599, 12.448835
* 5 May 2025
* 427.68 ppm CO2
* OpenStreetMap
It’s been a while, in more ways than one. Here’s a quest from 10 days ago.
Top artists last week.
1. Billie Holiday 16
2. John Hiatt 11
3. Pat Metheny 11
4. Warren Zevon 11
5. Madredeus 10
2025-05-12
New episode: Puglia
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Direct from Polignano a Mare, Flavia Giordano's love letter to Puglia's unique foods and ingredients, including some remarkable biodiversity. Melons eaten unripe, colourful carrots, and sporchia, a broomrape parasitic on broad beans.
Top Album Artists last week
1. Willie Nelson 14
2. Cowboy Junkies 12
3. Levon Helm 12
4. Oscar Peterson 11
5. John Coltrane 7