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after something that disappears as fast as it arises? At present, humankind has far greater interest in the biochemical solution. No matter what monks in their Himalayan caves or philosophers in their ivory towers say, for the capitalist
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“The French have become professional, scientific, and urban. The Italians are improvising amateurs, following rustic preparations handed down for generations. The Italians, it could be said, were still playing with their food.”
― Heat: An Amateur Cook in a Professional Kitchen
― Heat: An Amateur Cook in a Professional Kitchen
“The Single Perspective Instinct We find simple ideas very attractive. We enjoy that moment of insight”
― Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
― Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
“Persistence is as important as forgetting: despite the promises of new beginnings and bold departures”
― How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going
― How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going
“a gawky 23-year-old with a strikingly lively head of hair that appears in photographs to be straining to attach itself to some powerful magnet just out of frame. Crick”
― A Short History of Nearly Everything
― A Short History of Nearly Everything
“Cooked fat is delicious. Uncooked fat is not. Why do you stuff a goose or duck? Chefs today don’t know because they don’t learn the basics anymore. You stuff the bird so it cooks more slowly. With the empty cavity, you let in the heat, and the bird is cooked inside and out, and the meat is done before your fat is rendered. Stuff your bird with apple and sage, and the fat is rendered first.”
― Heat: An Amateur Cook in a Professional Kitchen
― Heat: An Amateur Cook in a Professional Kitchen
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