TED Talks About Sustainability, Agriculture, Gardening, and (duh) Food

I have mixed feelings about TED Talks. I think they can be generally inaccesible because of ticket prices and locations (that problem is being addressed via YouTube videos, which is an improvement). I think they can be a bit biased (I have yet to find anything aruging for genetically engineered foods). I also think they cater towards a more “educated” set of people (I also think “educated” is relative). I find that some speakers are just flat out super pleased with themselves.

However, I also think they’re interesting. I think it would be an interesting experiment to use the talks in schools to facilitate discussions in class. I think it would be interesting to show one to your family to make holiday dinners even more tense (but at least the arguments are less personal). I think they make you think.

Here are a couple that I’ve watched recently that I have my own opinions about. I won’t share them because, let’s be honest, this isn’t the place for my opinions. But you might like some of them. Or hate some of them. It’s up to you and your brain.

Jennifer 8. Lee hunts for General Tso (If you watch any of these, watch this one. It’s fantastic.)

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A Discovery and An Apology

Oh goodness.

I’ve been really busy. I don’t want to make excuses, but have you ever noticed how when it rains, it pours? Well, I’ve got some good rain going on. Jobs, blogs, twitters, and facebooks galore. But today I’m going to get back to what I love. This blog, right hurr.

So please forgive my inactivity. It shall be remedied.

This is not what I've been doing. I would never drink a Bud Light.

While I will be posting the conclusion to Goat’s Milk and It’s Cheesy Story in a few days, I wanted to share this first. It’s my dream museum.

It’s the Museum of Food and Drink in New York City.

Here is the museum’s mission, as posted on their website:

“The Museum of Food and Drink is a private, nonprofit, corporation dedicated to educating its visitors about the history, culture, production, commerce and science of food. The museum’s goal is to become the country’s best food educator -an establishment that encourages a well-rounded understanding of what we eat and why we eat it. This is a museum everyone can and should appreciate: Food is culture, and The Museum of Food and Drink shows why.”

This is exactly what I dream my blog will be one day. I’m jealous that they were much better at wording their intentions than I was.

I’m excited about this. The museum isn’t open yet, but they’re getting themselves ready for it. They want themselves to be the Smithsonian of food. I want them to be, too.

Keep eating and asking, my friends.

Esther

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Instant Folgers: It’ll Fix Your Marriage!!

Ok, so, this isn’t really a post in the sense of a regular, long as heck post, but I thought it was relatable to the blog. This is a mashup of two Instant Folgers coffee commercials from the 1960′s. It’s amazing how much and yet how little food advertising has changed in the past 50 years. Husbands aren’t THIS mean anymore, but wives are still the main focus of most food commercials. Take a look:

Right? Pretty much wow. Personally, I prefer this one with Anthony Head and Sharon Maughan. It’s 8:36, but just watching the first 3 minutes will change your perception of Nescafé Gold Blend forever.

I love you, Rupert Giles.

Oh, Giles. Will you sing to me now?

Keep eating and asking, my friends.

Esther

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