weekly round-up of our favorite finds from the front lines of food
- A Q & A with Agnes Matilda Kalibata, Rwanda's Agriculture Minister, on food production and mending the society post-genocide. Rwanda has moved from food deficit to surfeit in just five years. (Modern Farmer)
- Are you ready for a machine that brews beer for you at home? The PicoBrew Zymatic works like a bread machine and might be coming to a counter top near you. "A pro can do targeted test batches," says Mitchell, who created the PicoBrew brand with his brother and another former Microsoft executive. "A beginner can produce beer using someone else's recipes, because it takes talent to come up with great recipes. Both parties can benefit from the tool."(Fast Company)
- In buying coffee, what's old is new again. A Briggo robot barista may be the new way to order your latte, but it seems an awful lot like the automats of old. (LA Times)
