Eating Tomorrow

Maybe it was the way your childhood home smelled on Thanksgiving, maybe it was that slice of watermelon outside on a hot day, maybe it was the first time you tried that unfamiliar food you never thought you would like. Whatever it was, it left an impression on you. It created a deep and unforgettable memory. And it is something you return to over and over again. We look at those cu

Who among us has not, upon awakening to the glory of a weekend morning, wondered what breakfast would be like if all the bacon were as smooth as granite? Or perfectly crispy? What if the eggs in the pan gave off a cinnamon aroma or if the sizzling sausage tasted like lox? Maybe that got a little weird. But it is bound to. After all, we are now traversing the fringes of food science

In this series, we uncover a lot of oddities in our journey into the future of food. But no matter what kinds of food we hope to have in the future, one thing remains: we will be reliant upon our Earth to provide it. Sometimes that connection to the Earth is hidden under lab science and technological advancement, however, at some point in the journey to your future dinner plate, th

Try this. Close your eyes. Add ten years to your age. Now, think about sitting down to dinner in your house. Who else is there? Where is your house? What kind of music are each of you streaming into your personalized experience domes? What happens when a lot of us try to think about the future is we drift into fanciful science fiction. However, the fact is a lot of those ideas we t

Every day your social media feed is full of new food and diet experts, some new technology, another report of endangered foods, and the global impact of water shortages. All of this can overwhelm, and, in some cases, make attempts to solve challenges feel impossible. Something important to remember is that it is not just the world that is constantly changing but you are as well. Wh

You likely noticed that soy has played a part in a lot of our episodes of Eating Tomorrow. Indeed, our foray into the future of food forest was inspired and sponsored by the work of U.S. Soy and the farmer families it represents. A simple search will reveal a wide range of attitudes about soy and its role in our lives today. However, what you may not be able to quickly find is what