Simon Thibault

If you see another account with a VERY similar name, it is indeed me. I am
Thinking I need to start again

Someone plz let me know if there is a way- other than individually deleting- to get rid of bot accounts?

Seriously. I'm estimating 10K on mine. I hate it.

On the left: a photograph of small, transparent eels in a net. On the right: text that reads “Priced at thousands of dollars per kilogram, baby eels have set off a global frenzy. Inside the fight over Canada’s most valuable fish”

Elvers—transparent baby eels—are now Canada’s most valuable fish. In 2022, 7,557 kilograms of elvers generated $39 million in revenue. Journalist Yuan Wang details how skyrocketing prices have turned the rivers of Nova Scotia into fierce battlegrounds: https://ow.ly/NvGB50Yhnlf

linda avocados, painted by royal charles steadman, 1919

linda avocados, painted by royal charles steadman, 1919

On the left: an illustration of a collage of speech bubbles in shades of pink against a peach background. On the right: text that reads “Newcomers, nutrition, and Canadian politicians. Letters to the editor: January/February 2026.”

You’re not imagining it: you may be paying more than your neighbour for the exact same item. Algorithms can now serve every individual an individual price tailored by their data, habits, and perceived desperation. Affordability has a new enemy. https://ow.ly/NCHy50XX0LQ

Queer freedom is incompatible with a world in which ICE exists | Xtra Magazine Renee Nicole Good’s death at the hands of ICE agents should be prosecuted as a homophobic hate crime

This month, at Xtra: ICE executing a queer woman in broad daylight was shocking, but it's just the latest gender violence from a long, long history. Why queer people must oppose ICE: xtramagazine.com/power/activi...

I think it's one of those "I don't relate to this," kind of deals. I get it.

I have yet to watch it, TBH.

However, I am super happy for Rachel, the author. I remember when her first book came out, and seeing her playing drums in a kick-ass garage rock band in the early 00s.

Yeah. I think I am going to have to sit down and do that for an hour :/

One at a time, blocking. :/

So, is everyone just deleting the bots that follow? It's like picking out the tiniest of tediums.

This year started with planting an orchard, and writing what I have just written made me think back on this piece I published in early 2024 on the first full orchard I planted from scratch, including sowing a new meadow. I love that space, but still worry about it now and again.

Jealousy is ugly.

YouTube video by Siouxsie And The Banshees, And Other Jewels. "Siouxsie And The Banshees" I'l Est Né, Le Divin..

For those of you who need this: Siouxsie & The Banshees singing French Christmas carols.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_2Q...

Cover of the day

Best explanation of how it became embarrassing to be a “foodie” Writer and friend of the blog Jaya Saxena wrote about The Life and Death of the American Foodie for Eater — how the word evolved from a ubiquitous, throwaway phrase to signify taste to a pejorative. It’s a historical survey, from Julia Child and Top Chef to the food influencer era, and a good hard look at how we got here. “On the internet, we live and die by our superlatives,” writes Saxena. “That has created a significant shift in food culture, the need for everything to be a promise of a superior experience.”

Thrilled to be on @bestfoodblog.bsky.social's list of best food writing of the year! www.bestfoodblog.net/the-year-in-...

@niksharma.bsky.social Enjoyed your recent interview with Evan Kleiman talking about sichuan peppercorns!

If there be thorns, a bush it be.

Were they the small Japanese quinces (on a shrub/bush) or a proper tree? And was this in SW nova?

Quinces were half-forgotten, and are now half-wizened.

I think I can salvage them to be poached.

I feel like there is a lesson here…

I am the nerd who wants this book.

It was the game that got me back into gaming.

green fameuse apples, painted by ellen isham schutt, 1904

green fameuse apples, painted by ellen isham schutt, 1904

At Radio-Canada, talking about Acadian foods, rasping potatoes, and how the French language is not a monolith. As one does on a Sunday.

I would say jams.
Think of the competition/comparable titles.

How many books are out there on l’art de la confiture ? The French have a very particular way of looking at preserving fruit, and how it impacts eating culture. Un petit soupçon de confitures aux abricots ici, des framboises là.

Loved seeing @johnbirdsall.bsky.social Michael Twitty, @marionnestle.bsky.social and @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social getting their flowers here. Civil Eats annual book list has become a part of my holiday book shopping.

Buy good books. Buy good books from independent booksellers.

Few months back, the BBC Food Programme ran an episode on Polish groceries: the what, when, and who you will find. And now that two of said shops have opened in Halifax, I am now inundated with smoked fish and fruity herbal tisanes. www.bbc.com/audio/play/m...

I have all 4 of my books in stock if anyone would like to purchase signed copies for Christmas gifts this year.

A Dark History of Sugar (25% off) £15
Before Mrs Beeton £20
Knead to Know £12.99
The Philosophy of Puddings £10
+postage

DM or email neil@britishfoodhistory.com

Xxx

This is insane. Is this a one-time-thing, or has this happened more than once? Gah.

As someone who purchased this book, enjoyed it, and told many a food lover about it, I can tell you how much I enjoyed it. And would still buy it at full price.

fitzwater pears, painted by royal charles steadman, 1921

fitzwater pears, painted by royal charles steadman, 1921