Simon Thibault
@simonathibault.bsky.social
Journalist, editor, food writer, cookbook fan. Lover of pomology, grains, and archives. Acadien. Queer.
Author of "Pantry & Palate: Remembering & Rediscovering Acadian Food"
Author of "Pantry & Palate: Remembering & Rediscovering Acadian Food"
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You’re not imagining it: you may be paying more than your neighbour for the exact same item. Algorithms can now serve every individual an individual price tailored by their data, habits, and perceived desperation. Affordability has a new enemy. https://ow.ly/NCHy50XX0LQ
January 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
You’re not imagining it: you may be paying more than your neighbour for the exact same item. Algorithms can now serve every individual an individual price tailored by their data, habits, and perceived desperation. Affordability has a new enemy. https://ow.ly/NCHy50XX0LQ
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This month, at Xtra: ICE executing a queer woman in broad daylight was shocking, but it's just the latest gender violence from a long, long history. Why queer people must oppose ICE: xtramagazine.com/power/activi...
Queer freedom is incompatible with a world in which ICE exists | Xtra Magazine
Renee Nicole Good’s death at the hands of ICE agents should be prosecuted as a homophobic hate crime
xtramagazine.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This month, at Xtra: ICE executing a queer woman in broad daylight was shocking, but it's just the latest gender violence from a long, long history. Why queer people must oppose ICE: xtramagazine.com/power/activi...
So, is everyone just deleting the bots that follow? It's like picking out the tiniest of tediums.
January 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
So, is everyone just deleting the bots that follow? It's like picking out the tiniest of tediums.
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This year started with planting an orchard, and writing what I have just written made me think back on this piece I published in early 2024 on the first full orchard I planted from scratch, including sowing a new meadow. I love that space, but still worry about it now and again.
December 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This year started with planting an orchard, and writing what I have just written made me think back on this piece I published in early 2024 on the first full orchard I planted from scratch, including sowing a new meadow. I love that space, but still worry about it now and again.
For those of you who need this: Siouxsie & The Banshees singing French Christmas carols.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_2Q...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_2Q...
"Siouxsie And The Banshees" I'l Est Né, Le Divin..
YouTube video by Siouxsie And The Banshees, And Other Jewels.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
For those of you who need this: Siouxsie & The Banshees singing French Christmas carols.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_2Q...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_2Q...
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Thrilled to be on @bestfoodblog.bsky.social's list of best food writing of the year! www.bestfoodblog.net/the-year-in-...
December 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Thrilled to be on @bestfoodblog.bsky.social's list of best food writing of the year! www.bestfoodblog.net/the-year-in-...
@niksharma.bsky.social Enjoyed your recent interview with Evan Kleiman talking about sichuan peppercorns!
December 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
@niksharma.bsky.social Enjoyed your recent interview with Evan Kleiman talking about sichuan peppercorns!
Quinces were half-forgotten, and are now half-wizened.
I think I can salvage them to be poached.
I feel like there is a lesson here…
I think I can salvage them to be poached.
I feel like there is a lesson here…
December 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Quinces were half-forgotten, and are now half-wizened.
I think I can salvage them to be poached.
I feel like there is a lesson here…
I think I can salvage them to be poached.
I feel like there is a lesson here…
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green fameuse apples, painted by ellen isham schutt, 1904
December 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
green fameuse apples, painted by ellen isham schutt, 1904
At Radio-Canada, talking about Acadian foods, rasping potatoes, and how the French language is not a monolith. As one does on a Sunday.
December 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
At Radio-Canada, talking about Acadian foods, rasping potatoes, and how the French language is not a monolith. As one does on a Sunday.
Loved seeing @johnbirdsall.bsky.social Michael Twitty, @marionnestle.bsky.social and @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social getting their flowers here. Civil Eats annual book list has become a part of my holiday book shopping.
Buy good books. Buy good books from independent booksellers.
Buy good books. Buy good books from independent booksellers.
Presenting this year’s trove of food-system books: memoirs, investigations, scientific works, cookbooks, and much more. 📖⬇️
Our 2025 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide
Presenting this year's trove of food-system books: memoirs, investigations, scientific works, cookbooks, and much more.
civileats.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Loved seeing @johnbirdsall.bsky.social Michael Twitty, @marionnestle.bsky.social and @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social getting their flowers here. Civil Eats annual book list has become a part of my holiday book shopping.
Buy good books. Buy good books from independent booksellers.
Buy good books. Buy good books from independent booksellers.
Few months back, the BBC Food Programme ran an episode on Polish groceries: the what, when, and who you will find. And now that two of said shops have opened in Halifax, I am now inundated with smoked fish and fruity herbal tisanes. www.bbc.com/audio/play/m...
BBC Audio | The Food Programme | Polski Sklep: A Recent History of the Polish Shop
The evolution of the Polski sklep.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Few months back, the BBC Food Programme ran an episode on Polish groceries: the what, when, and who you will find. And now that two of said shops have opened in Halifax, I am now inundated with smoked fish and fruity herbal tisanes. www.bbc.com/audio/play/m...
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I have all 4 of my books in stock if anyone would like to purchase signed copies for Christmas gifts this year.
A Dark History of Sugar (25% off) £15
Before Mrs Beeton £20
Knead to Know £12.99
The Philosophy of Puddings £10
+postage
DM or email neil@britishfoodhistory.com
Xxx
A Dark History of Sugar (25% off) £15
Before Mrs Beeton £20
Knead to Know £12.99
The Philosophy of Puddings £10
+postage
DM or email neil@britishfoodhistory.com
Xxx
November 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I have all 4 of my books in stock if anyone would like to purchase signed copies for Christmas gifts this year.
A Dark History of Sugar (25% off) £15
Before Mrs Beeton £20
Knead to Know £12.99
The Philosophy of Puddings £10
+postage
DM or email neil@britishfoodhistory.com
Xxx
A Dark History of Sugar (25% off) £15
Before Mrs Beeton £20
Knead to Know £12.99
The Philosophy of Puddings £10
+postage
DM or email neil@britishfoodhistory.com
Xxx
As someone who purchased this book, enjoyed it, and told many a food lover about it, I can tell you how much I enjoyed it. And would still buy it at full price.
I wrote a book a few years back. It's about food, but it's really about adventure and love and the secret to successful self-improvement.
And I see the hardcover version is now a mere $3.93 on Amazon.
Super cheap way to make anyone on your gift list laugh.
www.amazon.com/Boldly-Grow-...
And I see the hardcover version is now a mere $3.93 on Amazon.
Super cheap way to make anyone on your gift list laugh.
www.amazon.com/Boldly-Grow-...
To Boldly Grow: Finding Joy, Adventure, and Dinner in Your Own Backyard
Buy To Boldly Grow: Finding Joy, Adventure, and Dinner in Your Own Backyard on Amazon.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders
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November 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
As someone who purchased this book, enjoyed it, and told many a food lover about it, I can tell you how much I enjoyed it. And would still buy it at full price.
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fitzwater pears, painted by royal charles steadman, 1921
November 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
fitzwater pears, painted by royal charles steadman, 1921
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If you're stuck for ideas as to how to do something a bit different with this year's massive fruit harvests, I have a growing collection - 125 and counting - of historical and modern orchard and soft fruit recipes, wherein you might find a bit of inspiration:
orchardnotes.com/fruit-recipes/
orchardnotes.com/fruit-recipes/
November 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
If you're stuck for ideas as to how to do something a bit different with this year's massive fruit harvests, I have a growing collection - 125 and counting - of historical and modern orchard and soft fruit recipes, wherein you might find a bit of inspiration:
orchardnotes.com/fruit-recipes/
orchardnotes.com/fruit-recipes/
Woke up, another birthday.
Considering I didn’t think I would make it this far, bring it on :)
Considering I didn’t think I would make it this far, bring it on :)
October 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Woke up, another birthday.
Considering I didn’t think I would make it this far, bring it on :)
Considering I didn’t think I would make it this far, bring it on :)
A Jane Siberry morning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxn6...
The Gospel According To Darkness
YouTube video by Jane Siberry - Topic
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October 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
A Jane Siberry morning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxn6...
A morning for making apple galettes, and listening to Lou Barlow. This album is 20 yrs old this year. Dang. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEYq...
Caterpillar Girl
YouTube video by Lou Barlow - Topic
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October 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A morning for making apple galettes, and listening to Lou Barlow. This album is 20 yrs old this year. Dang. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEYq...
Bumper crop of quince this year. Now, what to make …
October 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Bumper crop of quince this year. Now, what to make …
This account is made for the love of quinces
October 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This account is made for the love of quinces
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blenheim pippin apples, painted by bertha heiges, 1901
October 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
blenheim pippin apples, painted by bertha heiges, 1901
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.
Haven’t felt that seen in a while.
September 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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.
Haven’t felt that seen in a while.
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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
September 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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...