Serendipity! #wkndbliss

Mints can go a long way! #newpost #newsletter #howdoyouwknd laurenonthewknd.substack.com/p/would-you-li… Substack #CPG #marketing #foodbrands

The Netherlands' calling the citizen service number--burgerservicenummer, BSN-- has me convinced their administrative offices will feel like 1950s drive-in diners. #languages #Immigration #notmovingyet ...

Over at LinkedIn I published about the latest blog post. #ai #cacao #foodbev linkedin.com/posts/activity…

Love this graphic on why targeting by demo alone isn't really doing what you think it does.

“It is easy for me to imagine that the next great division of the world will be btwn people who wish to live as creatures & people who wish to live as machines.”― Wendell Berry

W/ that thought, I leave you w/ a new post & attempt to encounter the in-btwn. laurenonthewknd.substack.com/p/chocolate-co…

Bravo José! Great to see international reports such as this, helps the entire sector learn and grow.

The Ann Arbor District Library puts on really great events (of which a number go up online too!): 'JBLCA includes community and charity cookbooks, immigrant cookbooks, and food-related ephemera. Encompassing approximately 8,000 cookbooks, over 2,000 menus, and more than 4,000 pieces of advertising'

Much AI talk (cool/novel for now); I'm curious to see how we will use the tools it offers & I wonder 1) When jobs are replaced, what do we hope people do-will we accept that humans can 'work' less, or will it feed the machine of hustle? 2) When is the Jurassic Park moment?

Interesting read/listen: newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…

We can't tree-plant our way out of it either...

qz.com/tree-planting-…

Conversations in Cocoa -- Recipe: Strawberry Citrus Cake laurenonthewknd.substack.com/p/recipe-straw…

In July of 1969. The New York Times asked Pablo Picasso what he thought about the moon landing. He was... unimpressed. Now, we're well aware that he was anything but Gen X, but has there ever been a more Gen X response to anything?
Via The New York Times

This word is so beautiful (to me): interlocutor. Yet very curious in its etymology--from Latin interlocut, meaning ‘interrupted (by speech)’. Could make for a compelling (cutting) app name!

Este lunes en Girona, no te lo pierdas. ¡nos vemos allí! #xocolata Fòrum Gastronòmic Girona

For the people that think there is no such thing as bad #chocolate --yes, I'm sorry to report there is. You know when you have a delicious handful of raspberries, and you're loving them, then on 1 bite a stinkbug of sorts explodes and ruins the whole flavor experience...yup, same.

I didn't know I needed to see this until now.

🍫📖🇨🇴 Next month, our friend Kathryn Laverack will be hosting a special #Colombia -themed #chocolate #BookClub .
🎟 Make sure you register to join in an amazing conversation!
eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-craft…
We've got the #chocolate covered!

It is maple sugaring season. My college, SUNY ESF, makes fine syrup (L), along with other schools like Yale School of the Environment and UMaine Extension (R). Does your college make maple syrup? Post a link in the reply and I'll make a list. 1/3

Twenty-five trailblazing women leading the fight against climate change reuters.com/business/susta…