Nicholas Gill
@nicholasgill.bsky.social
Author, Writer & Photographer. Co-author various cookbooks. Working on a book about food in the Amazon (rainforest, not website). New Worlder on Substack. www.nicholas-gill.com
Michelin has responded to my story on Substack about the green stars and says they still “exist.” As for removing the stars from the website so you can’t know which restaurants have them? It’s to improve the user experience. www.restaurantonline.co.uk/Article/2025...
Michelin: “the Green Star still exists”
Michelin has insisted its green stars remain part of its recognition of restaurants following a story that it might be dropping them.
www.restaurantonline.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Michelin has responded to my story on Substack about the green stars and says they still “exist.” As for removing the stars from the website so you can’t know which restaurants have them? It’s to improve the user experience. www.restaurantonline.co.uk/Article/2025...
There has been no official announcement yet, but it is becoming increasingly apparent that Michelin is dropping its green star distinctions. They were never quite right. open.substack.com/pub/newworld...
Michelin is Quietly Dropping its Green Stars
They were flawed from the start.
open.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
There has been no official announcement yet, but it is becoming increasingly apparent that Michelin is dropping its green star distinctions. They were never quite right. open.substack.com/pub/newworld...
River dolphins are difficult to get a good photo of, but this one in Loreto, Peru kept leaving the most beautiful trails of mist (which are scientifically referred to as blow and are a mixture of air, mucus & water). To me, this one actually looks like a dolphin.
October 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
River dolphins are difficult to get a good photo of, but this one in Loreto, Peru kept leaving the most beautiful trails of mist (which are scientifically referred to as blow and are a mixture of air, mucus & water). To me, this one actually looks like a dolphin.
Young Baniwa girl with monkey. Camarão, Rio Ayari. Alto Rio Negro, Brazil. A few days ago.
September 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Young Baniwa girl with monkey. Camarão, Rio Ayari. Alto Rio Negro, Brazil. A few days ago.
I would add that we can also perceive it through taste.
A recent study shows that people are able to perceive biodiversity through sights & sounds, and those perceptions correlate with the actual biodiversity of a natural place.
The study adds to a growing body of research on biodiversity perception & its connections to human mental health & well-being.
The study adds to a growing body of research on biodiversity perception & its connections to human mental health & well-being.
How do we perceive biodiversity? We can see it & hear it
In the verdant and melodious depths of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the songs of birds match the murmur of leaves, several Indigenous people affirm the results of research that…
news.mongabay.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I would add that we can also perceive it through taste.
I took a trip to the tip of Africa to research a story about how Homo sapiens, facing extinction 150,000 years ago, survived and then thrived bc of biodiversity. The 3-part story is a hopeful look at what we as a species have gone through and where we can still go. open.substack.com/pub/newworld...
The Food That Made Us Human
The three part story on the origins of cuisine in South Africa.
open.substack.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I took a trip to the tip of Africa to research a story about how Homo sapiens, facing extinction 150,000 years ago, survived and then thrived bc of biodiversity. The 3-part story is a hopeful look at what we as a species have gone through and where we can still go. open.substack.com/pub/newworld...
The following photos are of yucca and yuca, two distinct plants. Their spelling is consistently confused in major media, academic papers and restaurant menus so I wrote this poem so you remember which is which. open.substack.com/pub/newworld...
July 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The following photos are of yucca and yuca, two distinct plants. Their spelling is consistently confused in major media, academic papers and restaurant menus so I wrote this poem so you remember which is which. open.substack.com/pub/newworld...
“I’m a Republican, and yes, I did vote for Trump,” Mr. Hanes said in a phone interview. “But I didn’t vote for this. I didn’t vote for selling millions of acres of public land.”
Actually you did. Voting Republica is a package of all kinds of terrible. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/c...
Actually you did. Voting Republica is a package of all kinds of terrible. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/c...
A Conservative’s Plan to Sell Public Lands Faces MAGA Pushback
www.nytimes.com
June 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“I’m a Republican, and yes, I did vote for Trump,” Mr. Hanes said in a phone interview. “But I didn’t vote for this. I didn’t vote for selling millions of acres of public land.”
Actually you did. Voting Republica is a package of all kinds of terrible. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/c...
Actually you did. Voting Republica is a package of all kinds of terrible. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/c...
Sure, sex and drugs are OK, but have you ever taken a steaming hot shower while covered in poison ivy rashes?
June 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Sure, sex and drugs are OK, but have you ever taken a steaming hot shower while covered in poison ivy rashes?
The things you find while gardening.
May 31, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The things you find while gardening.
I just had a tight connection in Madrid-Barajas airport where I had to cut the line (stress asking those in front of me if it was OK), run up and down escalators & through terminals, tripped over my suitcase and totally wiped out while crossing through Duty Free, and the flight was delayed. #Travel
April 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I just had a tight connection in Madrid-Barajas airport where I had to cut the line (stress asking those in front of me if it was OK), run up and down escalators & through terminals, tripped over my suitcase and totally wiped out while crossing through Duty Free, and the flight was delayed. #Travel
I just saw a group of 20 or so protesters in my very Republican Ohio hometown. Things are shifting. Keep it up.
April 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I just saw a group of 20 or so protesters in my very Republican Ohio hometown. Things are shifting. Keep it up.
So there’s a trend for small restaurants in Colombia to get design ideas from Pinterest, which means a lot of flashing lights and signs to make social media posts in front of. Sadly, it doesn’t always turn out as they might hope:
April 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
So there’s a trend for small restaurants in Colombia to get design ideas from Pinterest, which means a lot of flashing lights and signs to make social media posts in front of. Sadly, it doesn’t always turn out as they might hope:
One of my obsessions in my travels in Chile over 20 years has been their giant, too big to hold, knife and fork sandwiches. This guide breaks down common variations to obscure regional sandwiches, plus the types of breads, condiments, fillings & lingo. newworlder.substack.com/p/guide-to-c...
Guide to Chilean Sandwiches
Know your Chacarero from your Churrasco Palta.
newworlder.substack.com
April 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
One of my obsessions in my travels in Chile over 20 years has been their giant, too big to hold, knife and fork sandwiches. This guide breaks down common variations to obscure regional sandwiches, plus the types of breads, condiments, fillings & lingo. newworlder.substack.com/p/guide-to-c...
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I want to be crystal clear about tariffs:
The consumer will pay for them. If we get hit, we will 100% be passing this on, as will most industries.
The consumer will pay for them. If we get hit, we will 100% be passing this on, as will most industries.
April 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I want to be crystal clear about tariffs:
The consumer will pay for them. If we get hit, we will 100% be passing this on, as will most industries.
The consumer will pay for them. If we get hit, we will 100% be passing this on, as will most industries.
I do a lot of writing in notebooks as I travel and I only just realized it’s possible to scan the pages with my iPhone camera and copy the text. The amount of time this is going to save me is 🤯
April 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I do a lot of writing in notebooks as I travel and I only just realized it’s possible to scan the pages with my iPhone camera and copy the text. The amount of time this is going to save me is 🤯
Your best caption in the comments:
March 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Your best caption in the comments:
What people forget about all of these right leaning voices is that they didn’t come out of nowhere. The right built them up. They gave them $. If the left wants to develop voices on their side they should invest in them too.
not ideal that a big chunk of the most prominent lefty voices online are youtubers who post like once every 6-18 months www.mediamatters.org/google/right...
The right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spaces
As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, the influence of this media ecosystem becomes more prominent — and Media Matters has found that the most popular of this conte...
www.mediamatters.org
March 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
What people forget about all of these right leaning voices is that they didn’t come out of nowhere. The right built them up. They gave them $. If the left wants to develop voices on their side they should invest in them too.
It’s going to be amazing eating all of that GMO corn and soy that’s grown for animal feed and ethanol!
March 4, 2025 at 2:04 AM
It’s going to be amazing eating all of that GMO corn and soy that’s grown for animal feed and ethanol!
Dusk in Cerro Azul, Peru.
February 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Dusk in Cerro Azul, Peru.
I use an app that transcribes audio in Portuguese and I used it while it was raining here in the Amazon and the transcription is: para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para…
February 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I use an app that transcribes audio in Portuguese and I used it while it was raining here in the Amazon and the transcription is: para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para, para…