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Eat This Newsletter 042

 

24 October 2016

Authentic food news

  1. Reports of the death of clean eating are premature. Deconstructing energy balls. And acid/alkali balls. And sugar balls. Thanks to Bee Wilson.
  2. Crafty beers. If you can’t beat them, steal their clothes, disguise yourself, doss in their bed and then blame the landlord.
  3. Fuchsia Dunlop’s guide to the many cuisines of China — in London.
  4. Then again, an east German pickle points to the perils of globalisation.
  5. Then again, a local newspaper dominates global restaurant reviews.
  6. Will Cured — a glossy, non-digital niche magazine — burst the fermentation bubble or inflate it even more?

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