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.
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.
On Food and Connection
David Matchett grew up on a farm in Armagh in the 1970s before moving to the London gastro scene. A story about food, identity and belonging.
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.
A Love Supreme
Nilesh Patel made this beautiful black and white short film about his mother making samosas for love and for the future. Twenty years later we asked him to revisit.
Is it Clean or is it Hygiene?
Through some of the most ancient and familiar food processes, designer Philipp Kolmann addresses the topic of hygiene and its power to threaten biodiversity, physical and even mental health.
Architectural Acupuncture
Architect Xu Tiantian on her team's network of interventions involving rural food production in Songyang, China to improve the well-being of the entire region.
