From Himal Southasian, a special section on farms, feasts, famines, including food writer Suman Bolar on the ins and outs of her profession — eat, drink, write. Selling to the world, not feeding it: Paul Wallich on everything you always wanted to know about Big Ag. The Hunger Game: Nick Saul on how food banks may compound the very problems they should be solving. Should we eat more insects? The U.N. thinks so. The saga of the flaming zucchini: Jenny Uglow reviews Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat by Bee Wilson. Dear American Consumers: Please don’t start eating healthfully — sincerely, the Food Industry. Michael Pollan on why the family meal is crucial to civilisation. How to really eat like a hunter-gatherer: Ferris Jabr on why the paleo diet is half-baked. Is spaghetti and meatballs Italian? Why we love “cronuts”: Ben Zimmer on the devilish pull of the food portmanteau.
