Lore Sjoberg's Alt Text: A Molecular Gastronomy FAQK
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It might just might be the next cooking fad, mega-trend, foodie trip. It's meta-cuisine. How about a picture of sushi that tastes like sushi? Or a scented fork to accompany the latest confection? Commentary by Lore Sj&#246;berg.
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Is the traditional puzzle cube any better with lights and games built in? Plus: Romantic geeks can now exchange binary wedding bands. In Gadget Lab.
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Life & style: Organic or fairtrade? Sustainable or certified? How useful are ethical labels? Lucy Siegle investigates
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"In Defense of Food" (The Penguin Press, 256 pages, $21.95), by Michael Pollan: Food isn't what it once was. Actually, much of what we eat today may not be food at all. That is the main lesson drawn from Michael Pollan's new book, "In Defense of Food," a meticulously researched, self-described "Eater's Manifesto."
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As a companion to the podcast version of his review, Matthew Turland has posted his comments in text form over on his blog today.   I received an e-mail recently from a very nice gentleman at Packt Publishing - their representative asked if I would be willing to review one of their books, namely PHP Web 2.0 Mashup Projects by Shu-Wai Chow. Reviewing books is not something I had done before, so I thought I would give it a good old-fashioned college try.   He mentions the size of the book (and how it's not an indication of the quality) and the basic structure of the book, including spotlights on some of the specific topics covered.
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Just been doing some heavy translation from German to English. Which lead to writing a simple command line tool for translating via Google - waste time to save time in other words. Getting a prototype up from scratch took about 15 minutes (which sheds a light on blog spam I guess). Have cleaned it up a bit and dropping it here in case anyone can use it.
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SANTA ANA, Calif. _ Spanish super-chef Ferran Adria is part chemist, part inventor and part avant-garde artist. He has influenced menus around the world, shaking up the foundation of how many chefs create dishes. He has reconstructed food, changing the way it looks and feels in the mouth.
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Over on the Zend Developer Zone today, Akash Mehta has written up  a review of a book from Packt Publishing, "PHP Web 2.0 Mashups" (by Shu-Wai Chow):    As it's title suggests, PHP Web 2.0 Mashup Projects is a demonstration of the various techniques available for developing mashups in PHP. Through a highly practical format, Shu-Wai takes the reader through a series of projects utilising different web services and APIs, while carefully exposing the reader to a wide variety of technologies and data formats.   With careful selection and shaping of language, the book is an extremely effective introduction to the world of mashup development with PHP.    Akash talks about the contents of the book (the different projects it covers) and how the book provides a version useful resource to those just getting into the mashup world - a reference guide to some of the popular data transfer methods/formats out there.
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The Zend Developer Zone has posted a review of Theo Schlossnagle's book from the Developer's Library series "Scalable Internet Architectures".   I had the pleasure of meeting Theo Schlossnagle at OSCON 2006. He gave me 30 minutes to peek inside his brain and do an interview. 30 minutes just was not enough time. So when I received his latest book in the mail I was excited. Finally a chance to get more in-depth on some of the topics we covered. I've taken the time to collect my thoughts for you here so you can decide whether this book is a good one for you.   Cal talks about how he hated the book (from a reviewer's perspective, not a developer), the contents of the book, and his personal favorite section - "Distributed Databases are Easy, Just Read the Fine Print". His only critism is that the book seems to come across in a "demanding" tone (misunderstood by those that don't know Theo's style as just being matter of fact).
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A robot that can taste and recommend wine and food is unveiled by Japanese researchers.
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I think I've mentioned this before but on Saturday Feb 12th I'll be talking  about the Jakarta FeedParser at CodeCon  in San Francisco.  I published an outline  of the talk on the FeedParser wiki.  I'm hoping to have a 0.5 release done before then and havepotentially another suprise in the works.
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Life & style: A New York chef is suing a former employee for nicking her recipes. Where is the fine line between inspiration and plagiarism, wonders Zoe Williams.
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Crew members aboard the International Space Station can look forward to dining on exotic cuisine prepared by chef Alain Ducasse. By Jason Daley from Wired magazine.
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All'ultima classificata un corso di arte culinaria
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Life & style: Synthesised shark's skin? Sweat-reactive fish scales? Peta Bee looks at how the latest sportswear can enhance performance
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When a group of Earth-conscious gastronomes gather for a holiday meal made only from ingredients produced within 100 miles of the home, the constraints of the task birth some creative results. By Paul Adams. Plus:
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Can a rational awareness of flavor chemistry and amine circuitry influence heighten our actual sensory experience of food?