IKIGAI The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
Ikigai can be translated as life’s mission and understood as the reason for waking up every morning. The Spanish authors Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles paired their knowhow and skills […]
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Miso: homemade versus traditionally barrel-aged
As one of the most important condiments in Japanese cuisine, miso is the pure embodiment of umami. What you taste in most of the commercially-made miso pastes, save for the […]
Puzzling out dietary myths: paleo, vegan or detox as the new millennial diet
Should I go paleo, vegan or detox? Probably, like most people enchanted by the next superfood, you feel quite confused when dwelling on the idea of a healthy diet. If […]
Souen: in harmony with nature and ourselves through macrobiotic lifestyle
Souen is Manhattan’s pioneer of Japanese macrobiotic dining. The first location in Soho has been open since 1971, which was later extended to another two distinctive branches, each with its […]
Food waste: global epidemic in the age of abundance
Food waste has grown into a global epidemic. One third of edible food is wasted every day. According to the FAO food losses and waste amounts to roughly US$ 990 […]
The best pastry shops in London now
It used to be extremely challenging to find an excellent croissant in London when I lived there about a decade ago. Yet my most recent returning trips whetted not only […]
Strawberries: false fruit with many secrets that will enrapture your senses
There are more than 600 varieties of strawberries and they are botanically not berries at all, while eggplants, tomatoes and avocados are berries, gotcha! The sheer diversity popping around me […]
King’s Joy Beijing: new wave vegetarianism swells in China
Vegetarianism (sushizhuyi) has swelled in China in tune with contemporary trends and so did its Michelin stars. King’s Joy (in Chinese Jing Zhao Yin) has lured celebrities and middle-class intelligentsia […]
Biodiversity celebrated at the San Francisco Ferry Plaza farmers market
Natural biodiversity is celebrated thrice weekly at the historical San Francisco Ferry Plaza farmers market. Its scale proving that California is still in the centre of the food movement in […]
Detox, declutter and dream about health and that great body
Forget calories, fat and sugar, as becoming healthier and loosing weight is all about putting the most nutrient dense unprocessed liquids into your body. Influenced by this trend, your New Year resolution may change.