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"
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...
Had never heard of this variety until yesterday. And then BAM on my timeline. Confirmation bias is fascinating.
winter smokehouse apples, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1896
September 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Had never heard of this variety until yesterday. And then BAM on my timeline. Confirmation bias is fascinating.
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baby blush apples, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1901
September 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
baby blush apples, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1901
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holderbaum peaches, painted by ellen isham schutt, 1908
September 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
holderbaum peaches, painted by ellen isham schutt, 1908
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Hummus, once an “ethnic oddity," is now a potluck staple. Could lentils follow the same path? Writer Khalil Akhtar wonders if, in the current “Buy Canadian” era, the legume finally has a chance to stand beside maple syrup or rye whisky. thewalrus.ca/canada-grows-a-h...
September 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hummus, once an “ethnic oddity," is now a potluck staple. Could lentils follow the same path? Writer Khalil Akhtar wonders if, in the current “Buy Canadian” era, the legume finally has a chance to stand beside maple syrup or rye whisky. thewalrus.ca/canada-grows-a-h...
Digging this new story in @thewalrus.ca by Khalil Akhtar about how Canada grows much of the world's lentils, yet we eat so few of them in this country.
thewalrus.ca/canada-grows...
thewalrus.ca/canada-grows...
Canada Grows a Hell of a Lot of Lentils. Why Won’t We Eat Them? | The Walrus
It’s time for the humble legume to cross the bridge from crop to cuisine
thewalrus.ca
September 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Digging this new story in @thewalrus.ca by Khalil Akhtar about how Canada grows much of the world's lentils, yet we eat so few of them in this country.
thewalrus.ca/canada-grows...
thewalrus.ca/canada-grows...
Been watching a former teacher of mine put up his record collection on Discogs. He has been collecting since the 60’s. It’s insane what is in there. Nico. Garage Rock. Rare folk albums. Psych. Blues.
This is the teacher who noticed I was reading Lenny Bruce and approved.
This is the teacher who noticed I was reading Lenny Bruce and approved.
September 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Been watching a former teacher of mine put up his record collection on Discogs. He has been collecting since the 60’s. It’s insane what is in there. Nico. Garage Rock. Rare folk albums. Psych. Blues.
This is the teacher who noticed I was reading Lenny Bruce and approved.
This is the teacher who noticed I was reading Lenny Bruce and approved.
There is a murder of crows outside my window and I think they have mistaken themselves for rooks, because it is most definitely a parliament out there.
September 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
There is a murder of crows outside my window and I think they have mistaken themselves for rooks, because it is most definitely a parliament out there.
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early avocados, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1906
September 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
early avocados, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1906
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tane nashi persimmons, painted by ellen isham schutt, 1906
August 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
tane nashi persimmons, painted by ellen isham schutt, 1906
Quinces.
Working on a story about them.
I'd be curious to know about your relationship to them, if you're amenable to this.
My father planted a quince tree for me as a gift twenty years ago, and I've been enjoying them ever since.
Working on a story about them.
I'd be curious to know about your relationship to them, if you're amenable to this.
My father planted a quince tree for me as a gift twenty years ago, and I've been enjoying them ever since.
August 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Quinces.
Working on a story about them.
I'd be curious to know about your relationship to them, if you're amenable to this.
My father planted a quince tree for me as a gift twenty years ago, and I've been enjoying them ever since.
Working on a story about them.
I'd be curious to know about your relationship to them, if you're amenable to this.
My father planted a quince tree for me as a gift twenty years ago, and I've been enjoying them ever since.
Community as ethics, as assistance, as ressource, and the sharing of those things.
Loved this episode.
Loved this episode.
Throughout the islands of Scotland, you'll find eggs, fresh baked bread, homemade jam, cabbage, scones, cakes, knitted hats, you name it. If someone can make it, bake it, grow it, sew it, it may turn up for sale in an Honesty Box.
kitchensisters.org/podcast/the-...
kitchensisters.org/podcast/the-...
August 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Community as ethics, as assistance, as ressource, and the sharing of those things.
Loved this episode.
Loved this episode.
Super looking forward to being a part of this.
September 9th, free, virtual event: www.oxfordsymposium.org.uk/event/kitche...
Queers at the Table: Eat, Talk, Write, Draw. - Oxford Food Symposium
Queers at the Table: Eat, Talk, Write, Draw. Food is more than nourishment — it’s memory, resistance, and connection. In queer communities, meals have long been a way to challenge…
www.oxfordsymposium.org.uk
August 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Super looking forward to being a part of this.
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Great tip on opting out on AI-driven Google searches, thanks @ardathjean.bsky.social
Friendly reminder that AI data centers are working overtime to help cook the planet. If the fires are scaring you— start using ‘-AI’ at the end of all Google searches to cut out any AI response to your query. Refusal is possible & responsible.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
OpenAI will not disclose GPT-5’s energy use. It could be higher than past models
Experts working to benchmark resource use of AI models say new version’s enhanced capabilities come at a steep cost
www.theguardian.com
August 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Great tip on opting out on AI-driven Google searches, thanks @ardathjean.bsky.social
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Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
August 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
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hoke cherries, painted by william henry prestele, 1894
August 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
hoke cherries, painted by william henry prestele, 1894
How many of you have read the Re/Search Publications books? I recently dug out my copy of "Angry Women," and the queer kid who came to be during the AIDS crisis needed this book so much. (1/3)
August 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
How many of you have read the Re/Search Publications books? I recently dug out my copy of "Angry Women," and the queer kid who came to be during the AIDS crisis needed this book so much. (1/3)