The reason why we cry while cutting onions is nothing more than a survival strategy based on a two-stepped precess.
Author Archives: Shubham Sandilya
A Taste of Beauty and Art
Discover the beauty of taste & art in Luca Guadagnino’s films. Uncover where identity, beauty & memory merge.
3. Reduce your plastics footprint
Keeping in mind everything we have learned so far in this The Chronicles of Plastics – With or without series, it simply seems that we can’t live without plastic. In case you have missed out on the previous two articles, you can read them now (Part 1 and Part 2) and then come back toContinue reading “3. Reduce your plastics footprint”
2. Are plastics only bad?
Last time we spoke about the negative impact of plastics on our environment and also explained how it is connected to the climate. Make sure to have read the previous article before you continue with this one to not miss out. Now, in life, things do not tend to be black in white. Believe it orContinue reading “2. Are plastics only bad?”
1. A detailed look at plastics
During a conversation or debate about environmental and climate issues, there is barely any other topic that comes to the mind of most people more often than plastic pollution. Be it in newspaper articles, on social media, or on TV: it’s almost impossible that you escape images of the hundreds of thousands of tons ofContinue reading “1. A detailed look at plastics”
Evaluation: The Expectation Axis
A sensory adventure unfolds when a person stumbles upon a morsel of food. The physical and chemical makeup of the food mingles and intermingles with our senses, crafting a chain of sensory experiences that can be both delightful and informative, and sometimes, just disgusting. Our eyes take in the food’s appearance, while our nose revelsContinue reading “Evaluation: The Expectation Axis”
A Melting Pot: Emotion, Inquiry and Gastronomy
PREFACE From comfort dishes that bring us joy when we’re feeling down, to memories of meals shared with friends and family – not to mention the more complex physical and psychological links we develop with certain situations and choices. Our relationship with food is much like “a melting pot”; rooted in our personality, surroundings, andContinue reading “A Melting Pot: Emotion, Inquiry and Gastronomy”
Eat the Rainbow
Incorporating foods of various colours ensures we reap the benefits of the phytonutrients that give them their distinctive colours.
Paddy Fields and Paella: How Rice Shaped Spain
The origins of paella in Spain with the arrival of the Moors and through the history of rice from Asia to Europe.
The answer resides in the cycle – Life Cycle Assessment explained
When sitting down at the table and looking at the freshly made breakfast, lunch or dinner on our plate, can we truly fully grasp the journey it has taken? Talking from an environmental perspective, just from one glance, would anyone be able to come up with all the steps that had been required to getContinue reading “The answer resides in the cycle – Life Cycle Assessment explained”
Seeds Of Modernism 