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Simon Thibault

@simonathibault.bsky.social

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Journalist, editor, food writer, cookbook fan. Lover of pomology, grains, and archives. Acadien. Queer. Author of "Pantry & Palate: Remembering & Rediscovering Acadian Food"

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old fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 5d

blenheim pippin apples, painted by bertha heiges, 1901

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Simon Thibault @simonathibault.bsky.social · 14d

Saw a video today of Laura Palmer in “Fire Walk With Me,” screaming in the Red Room.

Haven’t felt that seen in a while.

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Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 15d

Here it is, my last piece for @eater.bsky.social: my treatise on the last 20 years of food culture, and how food turned into fandom. I really hope you read it. www.eater.com/food-culture...

Nobody Wants to Be a Foodie

How “foodie” went from badge of honor to cringey term to pejorative smear and all the way back again.

www.eater.com

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Simon Thibault @simonathibault.bsky.social · 22d

God forbid the address is listed directly on the first page. I know you want to annoy me to keep looking for it.

Simon Thibault @simonathibault.bsky.social · 22d

Had never heard of this variety until yesterday. And then BAM on my timeline. Confirmation bias is fascinating.

old fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 22d

winter smokehouse apples, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1896

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old fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 24d

baby blush apples, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1901

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Simon Thibault @simonathibault.bsky.social · 27d

Come find me when you pull out the Russ Meyer and/or Argento.

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old fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 27d

holderbaum peaches, painted by ellen isham schutt, 1908

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Simon Thibault @simonathibault.bsky.social · Sep 9

Big hugs. And rehab centres are super helpful for all family members.

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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · Sep 6

Hummus, once an “ethnic oddity," is now a potluck staple. Could lentils follow the same path? Writer Khalil Akhtar wonders if, in the current “Buy Canadian” era, the legume finally has a chance to stand beside maple syrup or rye whisky. thewalrus.ca/canada-grows-a-h...

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Simon Thibault @simonathibault.bsky.social · Sep 9

amen.

Simon Thibault @simonathibault.bsky.social · Sep 5

@tamarhaspel.bsky.social this is right up your alley. =)

Simon Thibault @simonathibault.bsky.social · Sep 5

Digging this new story in @thewalrus.ca by Khalil Akhtar about how Canada grows much of the world's lentils, yet we eat so few of them in this country.
thewalrus.ca/canada-grows...

Canada Grows a Hell of a Lot of Lentils. Why Won’t We Eat Them? | The Walrus

It’s time for the humble legume to cross the bridge from crop to cuisine

thewalrus.ca

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Simon Thibault @simonathibault.bsky.social · Sep 5

Been watching a former teacher of mine put up his record collection on Discogs. He has been collecting since the 60’s. It’s insane what is in there. Nico. Garage Rock. Rare folk albums. Psych. Blues.

This is the teacher who noticed I was reading Lenny Bruce and approved.

Simon Thibault @simonathibault.bsky.social · Sep 5

I am here for all Umberto Eco content, no matter the context.

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Simon Thibault @simonathibault.bsky.social · Sep 3

I work as an editor and in acquisitions for a publisher, so I spend my day reading. I make a point of taking a work reading break by taking a daily pleasure reading break. Sometimes it's an article or a chapter in a book that has no bearing to my other work. It reminds me of why I love to read.

Simon Thibault @simonathibault.bsky.social · Sep 2

I have to admit to a dislike of overuse of exclamation points. Note that I said overuse

I remember reading a cookbook by a known authority on the subject at hand, and the amount of exclamation points made their enthusiasm for the stories seem disingenuous by the end of the book.

Simon Thibault @simonathibault.bsky.social · Sep 1

There is a murder of crows outside my window and I think they have mistaken themselves for rooks, because it is most definitely a parliament out there.