Links for Wednesday & Thursday

• Mark Bittman on the changing nature of fish buying and cooking. [New York Times]

• Gender in the restaurant kitchen – myths and preconceived notions [Serious Eats]

• Fruit foraging. Kind of reminds me of Toronto’s Not Far from the Tree. [New York Times]

• This stuff feels like bullshit for the sake of marketing to me, and I believe in food as medicine and healing with nutrition: “Chocolates, jams and juices sporting beauty claims were showcased by market researchers Mintel at the In-Cosmetics show in Munich.” [Nutraingredients.com] The German girl interviewed is adorable. “I’d recommend it to my friends who are addicted to sugar but not my male friends.”

• Another reason to eat blueberries: Blueberries may help boost insulin sensitivity and fight inflammation [Karen Hawthorne, The Appetizer, National Post]

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