fermentation — Articles — Larissa Zimberoff

Fermentation Is Refining the Flavor of Coffee

Inspired by the popular, pricey and controversial coffee known as kopi luwak—coffee beans plucked from animal dung—Camille Delebecque has co-launched a company focused on enhancing the flavor of coffee beans using natural fermentation techniques in the lab. Last Wednesday, Afineur launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to produce "cultured coffee," and hit its target goal in just six hours.

EaterLarissa ZimberoffAugust 7, 2015Afineur, Camille Delebecque, Eater, Kickstarter, coffee beans, coffee, fermentation, sophie deterre

House Of Brine

That old jar of dill pickles in the back of your fridge—it's not doing you any favors. With such an incredible array of pickle potential at your local farmers' market (okra, beets, kohlrabi) and interesting flavors (turmeric, smoked paprika, kombu) waiting to be added to brines, why waste space with something so...pedestrian?

Tasting TableLarissa ZimberoffApril 19, 2015NYC, San Francisco, betony, fermentation, pickles, tasting table, the progress