Archive - Technically Food

Who thinks better ingredients are bad?

Giveaway: Free copy of "We Are Eating the World" by Michael Grunwald.

Jul 11 •

Larissa Zimberoff

June 2025

The allure of far away grocery stores

What I talk about when I talk about wandering the supermarket aisles in China, some more headway for cultured meat startups and why I'm going to Atlanta…

Jun 27 •

Larissa Zimberoff

Hope for cultivated meat?

What I talk about when I talk about which cultivated fish startup got the green light from the FDA, what major grocery distributor was hacked and the…

Jun 13 •

Larissa Zimberoff

Can AI plan your next road trip?

What I talk about when I talk about using AI for your travel plans, useful apps in China and how I navigated Taiwan.

Jun 6 •

Larissa Zimberoff

May 2025

Information gap

What I talk about when I talk about knowledge that's missed, unstated, or unknown; and a nutrition startup doing the unheard--raising a $70-million…

May 2 •

Larissa Zimberoff

April 2025

What I talk about when I talk about how we use farmland, an ingredient switcheroo for the NY egg and cheese sandwich and a waste problem with no easy…

Apr 25 •

Larissa Zimberoff

The Futurevore’s Dilemma

What I talk about when I talk about changing peoples minds, the downfall of ultra-processed foods research at the NIH, and grocery stores where your…

Apr 18 •

Larissa Zimberoff

To chew or not to chew?

What I talk about when I talk about microplastics from chewing gum, the continued downfall of vertical farms and a plant-based cheese contest.

Apr 4 •

Larissa Zimberoff

March 2025

The nutrition gold rush

What I talk about when I talk about nutrition hacks, Big Food's response to GLP-1 growth and the possibility these drugs can reduce more than just food…

Mar 21 •

Larissa Zimberoff

Unnaturally engineered

What I talk about when I talk about cultivated pork fat, flat sheets of milk and boxer Mike Tyson's ice cream.

Mar 14 •

Larissa Zimberoff

February 2025

The pros and cons of variety

What I talk about when I talk about eating 30 plants in a week or 800-grams a day, and why a Nutri-Grain bar contains an eye-opening 38 ingredients.

Feb 28 •

Larissa Zimberoff

The impossibility of doing better

What I talk about when I talk about the omnipresence of plastics in our food system, a new service that helps you deal with it, and the potential of…

Feb 14 •

Larissa Zimberoff

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