Interview: Pallet Magazine

Co-founded by two Australians, the new quarterly isn't just about beer

A high-quality quarterly for “people who like to think and drink,” the recently launched print publication Pallet is decidedly not a craft beer journal. Instead, Australian co-founders Nadia Saccardo and Rick Bannister use the subject as a jumping off point for larger curiosities, but ones that would speak spiritually to those who tend to enjoy a pint of small-batch brew. The first issue (complete with …

The Problem With Single-Serve Coffee Pods

Recognizing the damaging effects single-serve coffee pods have on the environment, the German city of Hamburg has banned them from state-run buildings. The city’s decision has sparked a wider concern regarding whether coffee pods should exist in the first place, and if their excessive packaging and hard-to-recycle materials are worth the convenience. Visit BBC News to learn how some companies are working to make them …

How “Ugly” Food is Helping End World Hunger

About 2.9 trillion pounds of perfectly good food are wasted each year, that’s enough to feed each of the 800 million people suffering from hunger—twice. Tristram Stuart, a 38-year-old London-born activist and chef, has devoted himself to ending the waste with an event called “Feeding the 5,000”—a massive public feast created from foods deemed too short, crooked or ugly for supermarket shelves. Head to National …