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Editor in Residence | Ruby Tandoh

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What if...?

Inspired by our summer exhibition Sweet Dreams, Ruby Tandoh takes over Factory+ as Editor in Residence to uncover the alternate realities of food. Exploring our food ecosystems, these essays cover the past, present, future and virtual worlds of food. The celebrated writer has commissioned five exciting voices to ask: what if we thought about our food systems in a different way?

Ruby Tandoh is a food writer and author whose work has been featured in the New Yorker, the Guardian, Eater, Vittles and more. She lives in London.

New articles released over the summer.

  • Ruby Tandoh | Editor's Letter

    Ruby Tandoh takes over Factory+ as Editor in Residence to explore our food ecosystems – covering the past, present, future and virtual world.
    Illustration of a purple hand pressing a button on a conveyer belt – on a yellow and pink gradient background

  • Alice Bucknell | Playing with Food

    From Mario’s mushrooms to cozy cooking in Animal Crossing, what does the food at our fingertips in gaming reveal about our food systems?
    Illustration of a purple video game controller and a hamburger – on a yellow and pink gradient background

  • Diane Purkiss | On Chicken

    Historian Diane Purkiss tells the history of Britain's favourite meat – from Ancient Roman worship to the industrially raised chickens we eat today.
    Illustration of a chicken drumstick on a yellow gradient background

  • Olivia Sudjic | Influencing Food

    Novelist Olivia Sudjic considers how social media and influencers impact our food culture while hiding the economic realities of the industry
    Illustration of three phones showing a social media feed of pizzas and likes – on a pink and yellow gradient background

  • Juliet Jacques | On Pizza

    Move over chicken. Writer and filmmaker Juliet Jacques muses on the proliferation of pizza in all its glorious forms
    Illustration of a pizza with cheese dripping off it – on a yellow and pink gradient background

  • Ruby Tandoh | Elixirs

    From the psychoactive colas of old to the ancient-but-modern tonics of today, Ruby Tandoh dives into the murky waters of the health drink
    An illustration of a fizzy drink on a yellow and orange gradient background

  • Meara Sharma | How food travels across cultures

    How do dishes travel and evolve through space and time – and where might they be headed next? Meara Sharma traces one home comfort across the world
    illustration of kedgeree on a yellow and pink gradient background