Eating Dirt
Dr masharu is an artist and the founder of the Museum of Edible Earth in Amsterdam. They also like to eat dirt. The Common Table talked to them about geophagy, fetishes, cultural taboos and cultural norms.
The Ghibli Foodiverse
In the Studio Ghibli foodiverse, food and food preparation is hearth and home, conjuring a sensual state of longing and belonging, says Sophie Lovell
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
A retrospective appreciation of Jan Švankmajer’s three-course, 1992, stop-motion film “Food”.
Redesigning Rural Relations
Designer and artist Anastasia Eggers' rethinking of the farmers' almanac Migrating Seasons is one of 16 projects in a new book exploring narratives for existing, disappearing and emerging relationships in the countryside.
Microbial Sovereignty and Panchal Dairy
Trevor Warmedahl reports on the marginalised Rabari community in Gujarat, India and how a dairy there is working to help return value to their pastoral ways through cheesemaking.
Pultost: A Messenger from the Past
Itinerant cheesemaker and researcher Trevor Warmedahl visits Norway to learn about an ancient rennet-less local cheese called Pultost and the traditional farming systems it belongs to.
With Reverence
"When we eat certain foods, understand where they come from and all the nuances that make them what they are, we become active participants in their survival." An essay by food writer Nicholas Gill.
Lyutenitsa Queens
An urban-rural conversation about growing and preserving, heritage pink tomatoes, food festivals, UNESCO and good neighbourliness in Bulgaria.
Tasting Through Time in Anatolia
Culinary and cultural curator Gamze Ineceli talks to The Common Table about tasting living traditions through the geographically-defined diversity of Anatolian cheeses.
