Biko
Recess Eko Bautista Recess Eko Bautista

Biko

“As you pass from this world to the next, tátay tells me to prepare the table for the alay (offering). Candles are lit, coconut husks and incense sticks are burnt. The room is filled with cries and songs, some of sadness, others of joy.”

Eko Bautista venerates

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Are You What You Meat?
Food, Recess Christopher Kane & Mihir Sardana Food, Recess Christopher Kane & Mihir Sardana

Are You What You Meat?

“To understand Indian vegetarianism as non-violent is unequivocally false”

Christopher Kane and Mihir Sardana deconstruct vegetarian food.

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Gleaning
Culture, Recess Ondine Karpinellison Culture, Recess Ondine Karpinellison

Gleaning

Ever wonder what you might find in what is left behind?

“Some glean because they have been left no choice, others have sought out the gleaning lifestyle to participate ethically in society.”

Ondine Karpinellison sifts through the weeds.

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CONSUME.OTF
Food, Recess Miles Hiroshi Huỳnh Food, Recess Miles Hiroshi Huỳnh

CONSUME.OTF

Should we stop stuffing food in our typeface?

“The machine demands that typefaces be utilitarian; precise in their sharpness and uniformity. It demands the same of the food we eat: perfect and primed, glossy and crunchy.

Miles Hiroshi Huynh sends it back. @mileshiroshi

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FBR Cafe: Computing the Coffee Industry with Sebastian Cincotta
Food, Recess Hugo Anthony Hay Food, Recess Hugo Anthony Hay

FBR Cafe: Computing the Coffee Industry with Sebastian Cincotta

What do we really want in the pursuit of optimization?

I think it’s an important relationship, and it’s how I got into coffee, but I don’t think we run the same way as a regular barista…You’re in my space, and I’m going put on a show for you”

Hugo Anthony Hay and China Meldrum spill the beans with Sebastian Cincotta.

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Green Eggs and SPAM
Emilie Garcia-Dolnik Emilie Garcia-Dolnik

Green Eggs and SPAM

The world’s most delicious cultural artefact…

“The humble can was transform into a measure of wealth and a marker of class through this exclusivity and marked-up, expensive price-tag”

Emilie Garcia-Dolnik pulls back the tab.

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The C Word
Genevieve Ripard Genevieve Ripard

The C Word

“The disgust I have is not in the greige complexion of the bowl in front of me, but rather the rancid reminder I am refusing my own fate”

Genevieve Ripard reflects on flavour.

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