First task on getting home after more than a couple of weeks away is always to see to my microbial friends. The pasta madre looked none the worse for wear, so back into the fridge it went. My own starter, however, looked none too good. Definitely a bit stinky, and floating above the expected hooch...

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Davidovich's Pumpernickel Bagel (right) vs Dunkin' Donut's Rendition (left)

More on that bagel smack-down. The artisanal bagels beat the "artisanal" bagels, three nil.

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Great little video showing how they make traditional Sardinian pane carasau, also known as carta da musica. Unfortunately, I can't seem to embed the video here.

P.s. 28 December 2017: Worse, it seems to require Flash. Image from flickr; the drop shadow was not my idea.

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A few weeks ago I was asked to share some brief thoughts on Rio+20, an assignment I tried to turn down on the grounds that my thoughts on Rio were unpublishable, even in this modern era. But I was prevailed upon. "What advice would you give them? We really want you to use your voice." Who could re...

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