About this episode

This episode explores food safety concerns, particularly regarding cookie dough, and discusses the impact of refrigeration on our relationship with food.

Food is supposed to nourish us, but what happens when it sends us to the hospital instead? In this episode, Emma Bryce asks whether it is safe to eat cookie dough. Then Nicola Twilley shares how the kitchen refrigerator transforms our lives – and our relationship to food. Talks Featured Is it really that bad to eat cookie dough? - Emma Bryce How the fridge changed food - Nicola Twilley Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at  attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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