They Hacked McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines—and Started a Cold War | WIRED
wired.com/story/they-hacked-mcdonalds-ice-cream-makers-started-cold-war/Secret codes. Legal threats. Betrayal. How one couple built a device to fix McDonald’s notoriously broken soft-serve machines—and how the fast-food giant froze them out.
The forgotten medieval fruit with a vulgar name - BBC Future
bbc.com/future/article/20210325-the-strange-medieval-fruit-the-world-forgotMedieval Europeans were fanatical about a strange fruit that could only be eaten rotten. Then it was forgotten altogether. Why did they love it so much? And why did it disappear?
Can I Start Pasta In Cold Water? | Ask The Food Lab | Serious Eats
seriouseats.com/2013/05/ask-the-food-lab-can-i-start-pasta-in-cold-water.html"Can you start cooking pasta in cold water? If not, why not?" If you're a long-time reader of The Food Lab, you might remember an article I wrote that addresses this very question a few years back. I feel it's important enough to warrant a recap.
Death of the calorie | 1843
1843magazine.com/features/death-of-the-calorieFor more than a century we’ve counted on calories to tell us what will make us fat. Peter Wilson says it’s time to bury the world’s most misleading measure