Yearly Archives: 2007

 

Gelatorama

Jun 14

We spent Thursday at Gelato U, learning some things from the gelato equipment manufacturer Carpigiani, near Bologna. What did we learn? Hard to say. In a course really designed for companies who’d bought the incredibly expensive (25,000-35,000 euros for the … Continue reading →

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We cook lunch

Jun 13

Having spent the weekend in the environmental vale of despond, we faced Monday with chef Barny Haughton, who talked about the efforts he and his more-than-a-restaurant Bordeaux Quay are making to live and work sustainably, modelling good behaviour as a … Continue reading →

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More anthropology, and the décroissance finale

Jun 11

Friday morning’s lecture was based on a couple of readings we’d done: one on punk food culture in Seattle, and the other on fast food outlets in China (Of hamburger and social space: Consuming McDonalds in Beijing). A lot of … Continue reading →

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Back in the classroom: anthropology and décroissance

Jun 7

Returning from stage is always a bit of a culture shock, but come Wednesday morning we had shaken off bus-lag and were back in our places (with bright shiny faces) at the University of Gastronomic Sciences. Everything was pretty shiny, … Continue reading →

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We bless the smoking piano of Dijon

Jun 5

Can you really get anything you want? Alas, they were closed when we passed by, so we will never know. I have to confess I have never been awed by French food, having had in my short lifetime eaten better … Continue reading →

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