LITTORALICIOUSCooked: How Fire Made Us Human and Why the Person Holding the Pan Still Matters
Anthropology, food chemistry, and the science of why cooking created the human brain — and why you matter for doing it.
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The Evidence
Peer-reviewed research, food chemistry, nutrition data. We read the papers so you don't have to. No hype, no superfoods.
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The Silver Lining Protocol: A Science-Backed Survival Guide for Galley Sanity
Mental health, resilience, and crew welfare. Psychology research applied to life at sea.
The Pharmacy in Your Spice Rack: What Science Actually Knows About Medicinal Plants in Food
Phytochemistry, bioavailability, and what peer-reviewed research actually says about cooking with medicinal plants.
Umami in Western Cuisine: Fermentation as the Universal Glutamate Engine
Fermentation is the universal mechanism for generating free glutamate. Western food traditions have been doing it for centuries. The data, the galley implications, and the limitations.
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Breakfast Propaganda
How the "most important meal of the day" was manufactured by industry marketing, and what the nutrition research actually says.
Follow the Money
Industry-funded nutrition studies, conflicts of interest, and how to read food research without being manipulated.
Allergen Management at Sea
Cross-contamination protocols, labelling science, and the liability reality of feeding guests with allergies on a yacht.
Chef Health at Sea
Occupational health data, repetitive strain, heat exposure, sleep deprivation, and what the medical literature says about galley work.
The Guacamole Oxidation Problem
Enzymatic browning, polyphenol oxidase, and every trick that has been tested to keep guacamole green. Ranked by evidence.