Peter Kafka got a chance to ask Reddit founder, Alexis Ohanian, “How Reddit Got Obama”: There’s not a lot to it. I’ve gotten to know quite a few folks in the WH & Obama campaign team over the years and it was always something I brought up when I got the chance. There are quite …
Continue reading “Inside Barack Obama’s visit to Reddit’s “Ask Me Anything””
This column is focused on “craft” beer, as opposed to the big brands that still dominate beer sales worldwide. The terms “craft beer” and “micro-brew” are sometimes used interchangeably, but they are actually distinct from one another. Micro-breweries produce less than 15,000 barrels of beer per year, while craft beer can be produced by breweries …
Continue reading “Craft beer is rising in America – matching the elegance of beer in Europe”
The list of fermented food in our lives is staggering: bread, coffee, pickles, beer, cheese, yogurt and soy sauce are all transformed at some point during their production process by microscopic organisms that extend their usefulness and enhance their flavors. The process of fermenting our food isn’t a new one: Evidence indicates that early civilizations …
Continue reading “The Art of Fermentation in coffee, bread, beer, cheese, yogurt…”
Before we knew him as Dr. Seuss, he was Theodore Seuss Geisel, adman. As early as 1927 he was illustrating ads for Ford, GE and NBC campaigns. His illustrative style was the same, even then. – Via JESS3
Not since Prohibition have there been this many craft beer breweries. It’s a small business revolution and I am lucky enough to live next to one, San Diego: This year’s World Beer Cup lived up to its international name, with winners coming from all corners of the globe — including San Diego County, where breweries …
Continue reading “San Diego takes the lead in craft beer breweries”