Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, on food quality, and shares the story of her students in Italy, tasting olive oils—preferring a rancid sunflower seed oil (bland in taste) as their favorite “olive oil.” They prefer the mild taste (so do Italian students) of what is labelled “olive oil” in the experiments. Gigi talks about recent taste…
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FoodWISE, raisins v. chocolate, and coronavirus pandemic beliefs—how do we change our understanding?
Gigi Berardi reads one of her favorite stories in FoodWISE, “The raisin that wasn’t,” and discusses why and how we believe what we do. Problems arise when we believe that we know everything there is to know, but we are wrong. See also, Coronavirus skeptics, deniers: Why some of us stick to deadly beliefs, at:…
FoodWISE, food beliefs, and what do we know about coronavirus spread?
Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, on food beliefs, and presents a debate on coronavirus spread: how is this virus spreading, after all.
FoodWISE, food choices, and the clear decision-making we owe our students and ourselves
Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, and suggests the framework for decision-making in the book—about food—extends to colleges and universities, see: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/a-covid-19-outbreak-on-uws-greek-row-hints-at-how-hard-it-may-be-to-open-colleges-this-fall/
FoodWISE and the fourth of July COVID trade offs
Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, part 2: Our Personal World of Food and reflects on rising COVID cases. EducationWISE is FoodWISE is protecting and social distancing: COVID on the rise. NOT FoodWISE: Making a cottage industry out of a cottage industry (COVID pastoral chic)—David Beckham chic
FoodWISE and fierce food beliefs—what’s the deal with organic?
I read the beginning of the section on “Fierce Food Beliefs” in FoodWISE and ask us to take a serious look at organic. What’s the deal with organic? Good idea or bad idea? Biodynamics? See organic and Italy’s rich food heritage (in praise of heritage farming and biodiversity) and also: Italy says organic is all…
FoodWISE, introduction to food choices
Great fun! In my reading of FoodWISE, I now start with Part 2—ideas on food choices.
FoodWISE, food choices, food cultures
Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, the very beginning of Part 2—Our Personal World of Food, and mentions her summer courses at Western Washington University in business and sustainability—and food. One, focused on foods in Italy and Switzerland, as here: The Swiss Diet
FoodWISE, our journey to the science of eating, small college towns
Gigi Berardi concludes part 1 of FoodWISE, introduces what’s next in the book, and reflects on the economic conditions of small college towns, as here: coronavirus and college towns
FoodWISE, undeserving, resilience
Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, about the “undeserving,” and resilience. See: Who’s resilient and why does it matter? Image: resilience (my cheese cave)