Ethanol’s effect: Expensive tortillas “Tortilla prices have jumped nearly 14 percent over the past year, a move the head of Mexico’s central bank called “unjustifiable” in a country where inflation ran about 4 percent.”
Excellent set of articles on Oysters from the Reader: The Oyster Whisperer and The Oyster Manifetso “He once hooked a few cold-water oysters to an EEG machine—along with a sea urchin, a snail, and a king crab—at the end of a long evening involving a fistfight, bailing a drunk chef out of jail, taking him to the ER, and then bribing an intern with free food. His experiments with shellfish and medical equipment aren’t over yet; Fulton’s is bringing in a defibrillator that Mavrantonis thinks would be perfect for searing live scallops: “Instead of the gel they rub on the panels, I could use some nice olive oil.”
Part II: The Alchemist A chef in Chicago wants to blow your mind. The second part on MIT’s Tech Review’s story on Achatz.