Issue 3 - Orange Juice and How to Create an Onion Monopoly
1 Food Topic Deep-dive
Orange juice is a grocery store staple, but that wasn’t always the case.
Orange juice is the brainchild of marketers who wanted to increase orange consumption around the world
Check out the thread from @sangeet_kar to learn all about the Big Orange’s marketing campaign and how successful it actually was
2 Recipes
One of my favorite Youtube cooks and storytellers, Alex, shares his take on a French Onion Soup
I recently made this Alfredo by The Salty Marshmallow and had to share it
Not only was it delicious, but it took less than 5 minutes to make. Can’t beat that for a weeknight dinner
3 Fascinating Food Pieces
This amazing story about how an Onion Farmer created an onion monopoly in the U.S.
I listened to this podcast by Planet Money a couple of years ago and couldn’t stop talking about it. When I was telling a friend about it recently, I realized that I forgot some of the most interesting details
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/10/14/448718171/episode-657-the-tale-of-the-onion-king
I’ve seen a lot of cauliflower crust in the supermarket recently and was wondering how it became so mainstream
This article from Forbes highlights Caulipower, the largest player in the market
I love writing about food, but to write professionally is a completely different story.
If you’re interested in learning what it takes, and how to get your foot in the door, check out this piece from Priya Krishna
When I wanted to become a food writer, the path felt pretty opaque, and I didn't have a lot of guidance. So I made this page with my best tips/advice/resources, from cookbooks to freelancing. Please feel free to share and hope it helps! priyakrishna.me/resourcesPriya is a food reporter at NYT and the author of 3 cookbooks including Indian-ish and Ultimate Dining Hall Hacks
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