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The Kitchen Can Be Rebuilt

EATER

Granted, consumerism programs this type of thinking, and hindsight is 20/20, but the experience of this past week has made me want to divorce myself from the notion that having more stuff will complete me. Every pink pepper mill or spoon rest I collected was intended to fill a void that can, in reality, never be filled.

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The Stanley Tumbler Girlies Have Lost Their Minds

EATER

The vast majority of comments are disapproving, many noting the brazen glorification of consumerism on display. But consumerism and waste aside, the Stanley cup accessories trend is depressing because it’s visually uninteresting. Rage-baiting” is a decidedly effective way to drive engagement on social media platforms , after all.

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Transforming Restaurant Design

Modern Restaurant Management

This is no longer scalable for addressing the needs of today’s customers, who expect digital experiences that accelerate projects, increase efficiency, and remind them of the consumerized digital experiences they enjoy in their personal lives and other aspects of their business world.

Design 433
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OUR DAILY BREATH: FOOD, SHELTER, CLOTHING, HEALTH, FAMILY, COMMUNICATION, and TRUST

Culinary Cues

We tend to look at job and money as the root of concern, and reflect on how we miss social interaction and the trappings of consumerism, but that is a cover for the results of the absence of those components of our existence. Let’s face it – restaurants, like almost every other type of business, are in deep, deep trouble.

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The Unacknowledged, Grueling Labor Behind the Mexican Tortilla

EATER

It appeals to patriotic consumerism, which is also a very important part of creating a national dish and a national cuisine. We’re obsessed with eco-consumerism. And this is against the backdrop of the Zapatistas protecting Indigenous culture. That’s when you get the slogan “Sin maíz no hay país” — “Without maize there’s no country.”

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The Year Flour Was King

EATER

In the spring and summer, everyday people couldn’t buy flour because of tight bottlenecks in a national logistics system built around the logic of consumerism. The problem wasn’t the flour. The problem was getting it into bags. Think about it this way: Most of the flour Americans consume is not in homemade baked goods.

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How Rotel Became an Essential Part of Any Queso

EATER

Between 1948 and 1958, the number of supermarkets in the United States doubled to more than 2,500 stores ; though fresh ingredients were valued at the time, housewives gained a renewed appreciation for consumerism and convenience after World War II, sparking a devotion to canned goods that reached homes and neighborhood cooking competitions throughout (..)