Category: Non-Tech
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When used cooking oil gets poured down the drain, it doesn’t disappear. It ends up in sewer systems, where it congeals. Over time, more oil and other debris amasses, forming blockages called fatbergs—which cost some cities millions of dollars per year to clean up, and can also cause sewer overflows that pollute surrounding waters. The…
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Starting today, Soylent’s meal-in-a-bottle drinks and powder will again be available for delivery to Canadian consumers, according to a press release sent to The Spoon. This comes after the more than two-year hiatus in Soylent sales in the Great White North. In the fall of 2017, Soylent had to halt Canadian distribution of its products…
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This weekend I went to my favorite neighborhood coffee shop and, just like always, reflexively brought along my takeaway mug. But when I got there I saw the signs that — duh — coffee shops aren’t using takeaway mugs anymore in an attempt to cut down on potential contamination. So I got my coffee in…
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If you’re old enough to remember 9/11, you remember how crazy and upended everything felt in the days, weeks and years following that day. There was the immediate shock of watching the planes hit the buildings – I still remember the sound of my wife’s voice when she called me into the room and pointed…
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For those who give a fork about single-use plastic waste, there’s a new crowdfunding project with your name on it. GoSun, maker of the eco-friendly battery-powered fridge and solar oven, just launched a Kickstarter campaign for its GoSun Flatware, a patent-pending set of reusable cutlery that’s so small it fits in your wallet. The stainless steel fork…
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Say you want to start a company to start selling your granola, vegan burgers or world-famous kombucha. How do you make the leap into a bona-fide business? It’s definitely not easy. Budding food companies have to find an industrial kitchen space, funding, co-packing facilities and distribution partners. It can be really, really expensive. That’s where…
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With their flying ingredients, bouncing ice and sloshing liquids, slo-mo food commercials are very good at making me hungry and thirsty. But did you ever wonder how the people behind those commercials get something as ordinary as an iced coffee to look so… cool? The answer, in this video from B&H Photo, is good lighting,…
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Living in the Pacific Northwest has a lot to offer: Trees, mountains, a Starbucks on just about every corner. But one thing we don’t have right now is the Impossible Whopper from Burger King. It’s only available in a few areas in the country, and was recently launched in the Bay Area as it starts…
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A couple months back, I realized that I was slowly turning vegan, thanks to all of the wonderfully delicious plant-based products coming to market. So I was excited when the team behind the vegan and gluten-free Proper Cookie Dough, told me about their Kickstarter and sent me a couple batches to review. It’s probably best…
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Scott Gottlieb, the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and better known around The Spoon as the guy who brought the debate over what to label “meat” and “milk” to national attention, announced his resignation from THE FDA today. It will go into effect next month. In the age of Trump, it’s easy to…
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Yesterday Bloomberg reported that JUST, the company known for its plant-based cookie dough, mayo, and eggless scramble, is raising $200 million. According to Crunchbase, JUST has raised $220 million so far. JUST and CLSA (the overseas arm of Chinese investment bank Citic Securities Co. rumored to be involved) declined to comment, but given how hot plant-based…
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My eating habits have been on a roller coaster so far this year. From discovering I am gradually turning vegan to switching over (temporarily) to a full-on keto diet, my eating has certainly boomeranged. With Super Sunday almost upon us, I thought it would be a fun exercise to meld the two opposing lifestyles and…
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