How has life in quarantine changed the way you eat? Here at the Spoon, we’re all eating comfort food now. Most of us (i.e., not Catherine) are consuming more processed food. Based on what we’re hearing, we’re not alone. The Spoon editor team got together this week to discuss our dietary shifts and other stories,…
With dine-in still shut down in most places around the US (and the world), restaurants are trying to survive by going off-premise through a combination of delivery and takeout. The Spoon’s Chris Albrecht caught up with Chowly‘s Sterling Douglass to talk about the rapidly changing restaurant landscape and to discuss strategies for going off-premise. This…
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Needless to say, when you’re talking and writing about coronavirus all the time, you can get a little down. So on this week’s podcast, we thought we’d focus on some bright spots, highlighting stories of people and companies who are innovating to help others or are just well-positioned to succeed in an otherwise down time.…
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As the pandemic rolls on and we stay at home while social distancing, many of us are exploring new ways of doing things. For some this may mean Instacarting one’s parents. For others, it may mean making sourdough bread and showing off your efforts on Instagram. The Spoon crew all dialed in from their remote…
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From his time as director of culinary research for Chicago’s Alinea to creating video game themed dinner nights at his own Seattle based restaurant “incubator” Addo, Chef Eric Rivera has long been known for his ability to innovate. As it turns out, innovation becomes a required survival skill during a global pandemic like COVID-19, and…
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With the exception of Jenn Marston, all the Spoon editors are located in the Seattle area, where there’s been a lockdown order on pretty much every type of social gathering place and restaurant because of COVID-19. And while we don’t have mandatory shelter-in-place orders, our state governor has strongly suggested we all do so (with…
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It’s a scary and confusing time, so I hope getting together with some familiar food tech friends will give you a 30 or so minute respite from the madness. One warning in advance though: we do talk a little coronavirus, but we do look at the possible bright side for some of those sectors in…
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It’s another episode of the Food Tech Show! This week I got together with the Spoon’s Chris Albrecht and Catherine Lamb to talk about some of food tech’s most interesting stories of late, including: The cancellation fo the foreign sourcing expo by the Housewares Show (aka Inspired Home) because of coronavirus Cargill wades into the…
The Spoon’s editor podcast is back and this week Jenn, Chris, Catherine and myself discuss the following stories: PicoBrew’s move into receivership and what it could mean for the high-tech home brew market. PicoBrew’s CaskForge spirits aging technology and how it could change the distilling industry. The rapidly growing impact of the Coronavirus and how…
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The Spoon team got together talk about the most interesting food and kitchen tech stories of the week, including: Should food robots take humanoid form? Miele’s next-generation cooking appliance is shipping – will solid state cooking take off? Is hot food the next big thing to be delivered from your grocery shopping list? The Spoon…
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We’re back from Vegas after a week scouting out everything food and kitchen tech at the Consumer Electronics Show! In this episode, Mike, Catherine, Chris and Jenn talk about everything we saw, tasted and who we talked to in the world of food tech for the big show. In this episode we discuss: The debut…
Last Friday, Nomiku announced it was closing its doors. Alongside Anova and Sansaire, the San Francisco based startup founded by Lisa and Abe Fetterman was part of an early class of consumer sous vide startups looking to democratize the high-end cooking technique through technology. Now, nearly a decade after the publication of Modernist Cuisine, only…