The Best Food Stories From The Week
We get it, you're busy. We're swamped, too—busy combing the Internet to keep you in the loop amid this fast-moving world, that is. Head into the weekend with these articles, food-related deep dives and Tasting Table reads stored away as dinner party conversation fodder.
All About Food
• Michelin director Michael Ellis claims he "can't do anything" to change the guide's lack of female representation.
• Speaking of which, Taste dives into why the world is "so collectively annoyed by food and drink trends that we associate with women."
• A Noma alum tells the world how he really feels about restaurant rankings, and he doesn't hold back.
• How many engineers does it take to make a proper burger emoji? (The answer is: a lot.)
• Your favorite Chinese (but not really Chinese) take-out order turns 30 years old.
• Clear pumpkin pie: Why?
• Meet Rooffee, the awfully named coffee for dogs we're not sure we need.
Elsewhere on the Web
• Americans set a new record for becoming, well, not American.
• That iconic green code in The Matrix? Turns out it's just a bunch of sushi recipes.
This Week on TT
• New York's most prominent French restaurant gets downgraded in this year's Michelin Guide.
• Explaining the most cringe-worthy (and tone-deaf) Kickstarter video you'll ever watch.