Water: Elixir of Taste
Water is to India what soil is to Europe, says design researcher Priya Mani. An exploration of the idea that water, or the lack of it, is responsible for the intrinsic taste of foods.
Spaceship Hour
Alone in space, their relationship with the routine of growing food is the only one our protagonist needs, until they make a mistake. A short story by Jimenez Lai.
Foraging As Resistance
Artist film-maker Jumana Manna's new film "Foragers" is about the criminalisation of herb-picking culture in Palestine and Israel. An exclusive interview for The Common Table by Sophia Hoffinger.
Soil and People
A consortium of collectives including architects, urbanists and ecologists have a strategy to make Luxemburg carbon-negative by 2050 by changing diets and land-use practices.
On Food and Connection
David Matchett grew up on a farm in Armagh in the 1970s then went on to establish himself in the London gastro scene. A story about food, identity and belonging.
Growing a Network
Berlin's Die Gemeinschaft was founded to bring transparency and better communication to the secretive world of top gastronomy.
Buildings for the Birds
Dubai-based urbanists Ahmed and Rashid bin Shabib believe traditional pigeon towers have the potential to inspire renewed forms of coexistence.
Chairs at the Table
Anthropologist architects Jingru (Cyan) Cheng and Chen Zhan bring chairs to The Common Table as tools for resilient collective structures of care in China.
Dairy Non Dairy
Designer Philipp Kolmann is on a quest to create plant-based cheese and save the microbiomes and artisanal food culture of the Alps in the process.
