New episode.
EU regulations for extra-virgin olive oil include tasting notes. An oil that has any of the forbidden flavours cannot be classified as extra virgin.
But modern, old-fashioned oils in Provence go out of their way to develop some — but not all — of the EU’s “defects”. These throwback oils rely on up-to-date equipment and the skill of the miller.
In this episode, the paradox of old-fashioned modern oil.
Jeremy Cherfas
• Jeremy Cherfas
New episode: the paradox of old-fashioned modern olive oil.
Some olive oil millers in Provence go out of their way to develop flavours that the EU calls “defects”. These oils can't be called extra-virgin, but they sell anyway.
https://eatthispodcast.com/old-oil
Jeremy Cherfas
• Jeremy Cherfas
I don't think I have a definite fav but just so I have an answer
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDQ1rWjzgoo
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Honestly, this was very entertaining. I was pretty tired, but this kept me awake, no problem. It's just so bizarre and funny. The daughter and her father are absolute comedy gold. And that policeman! The costumes are so good, too. I don't know, I had a great time and would most definitely watch it again.
👍 Recommended!
Plot is all over the place and there's quite a few scenes that make little sense. But yeah, for a trash-movie night, certainly not the worst flick. "Wait, how did they lift those enormous logs and … ?" "WHO CARES, ACTION, AHHHH…!". The finale is like Home Alone but in the woods and pretty entertaining.
Jeremy Cherfas
• Jeremy Cherfas
Top Albums from last.fm on 22/03/26
1, Various Artists, Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster, (18);
2, Bryan Ferry, As Time Goes By, (15);
3, Joni Mitchell, Both Sides Now, (12);
4, Ragleela, Jai Ma, (10);
5, Ballaké Sissoko, At Peace, (9);
Jeremy Cherfas
• Jeremy Cherfas
Today, in Annals of Machine Transcription:
1) IT Desk Podcast
2) Heed This Podcast
No idea where 1 came from, but I quite like 2.
If you want to be sure to hear the podcast, with hand-corrected transcript, head over to https://eatthispodcast.com/subscribe-2/
I ought to update that page, I suppose, but, you know …
Share your orange art
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Another HWC Düsseldorf has taken place this week, where we shared what we’ve been up to with our personal sites. Nina continued to write more and more for her homepage as well as work on the code. She started adding music to her blog posts. Jochen continues to make selfhosted tools and recently added a (private) “Archive” site where he adds podcasts episodes to, and transcribes the audio into text. I recently added the latest Polaroid to my homepage.
We also talked about Kagi’s Small Web initiative, AI, how much personal information to share online, and easter eggs. Links mentioned:
