On exotic tofu: I am not yet convinced that Stiffman doesn’t have the requisite charisma. Is your concern that he’s vegan (hence less relatable to non-vegans), his messaging in Broken Cuisine specifically, or something else? I am sympathetic to the first concern, but not as convinced by the second. In particular, from what little else I’ve read from Stiffman, his messaging is more like his original post on this Forum: positive and minimally doom-y. See, for example, his article in Asterisk, this podcast episode (on what appears to be a decently popular podcast?), and his newsletter.
Have you reached out to him directly about your concerns about his messaging? Your comments seem very plausible to me and reaching out seems to have a high upside.
I sent a message to George Stiffman through a mutual friend and never heard back, so I gave up after 2 pings (to the friend).
Thanks for mentioning places Stiffman comes across better. I’ve read the Asterisk article and found it irrelevant to his consumer-aimed work. Maybe the Bittman podcast is consumer-targeted and an improvement, I dunno. For now I can’t get over that book title and blurb.
I found this list very helpful, thank you!
On exotic tofu: I am not yet convinced that Stiffman doesn’t have the requisite charisma. Is your concern that he’s vegan (hence less relatable to non-vegans), his messaging in Broken Cuisine specifically, or something else? I am sympathetic to the first concern, but not as convinced by the second. In particular, from what little else I’ve read from Stiffman, his messaging is more like his original post on this Forum: positive and minimally doom-y. See, for example, his article in Asterisk, this podcast episode (on what appears to be a decently popular podcast?), and his newsletter.
Have you reached out to him directly about your concerns about his messaging? Your comments seem very plausible to me and reaching out seems to have a high upside.
I sent a message to George Stiffman through a mutual friend and never heard back, so I gave up after 2 pings (to the friend).
Thanks for mentioning places Stiffman comes across better. I’ve read the Asterisk article and found it irrelevant to his consumer-aimed work. Maybe the Bittman podcast is consumer-targeted and an improvement, I dunno. For now I can’t get over that book title and blurb.