Rafael Tonon

Pizza

Meet the Man Putting Birthday Cakes and 6-Packs on Pizza

In Brazil, it’s not hard to find pizzas topped with french fries, crab, beef stroganoff, and even sushi. But the owner of Pizzaria Bate Papo is taking pizzas to an absurd extreme.
Rafael Tonon
9.17.17
seafood

Why This Iconic Basque Restaurant Wants You to Treat Fish Like Meat

“We usually think of the fish as a whole thing, and don’t pay attention to the different flavors of the meat closer to the the spine or the tails, for example, or how jelly-like and sticky its head can be.”
Rafael Tonon
6.11.17
insects

Meet the Scientists Who Are Making Bread with Cockroach Flour

Two scientists from the Federal University of Rio Grande, in Brazil, have developed a flour made of cockroaches that contains 40 percent more protein than the normal wheat flour.
Rafael Tonon
2.22.17
Craft Beer

This Brazilian Brewer Is Making Beer Out of $20,000 Bonsai Trees

Heroica’s beers are infused with the branches of centennial Japanese bonsai trees, pruned by one of Brazil's biggest bonsai masters.
Rafael Tonon
2.13.17
meat

Uruguay Now Has a Drive-Thru for Meat

Las Nenas Steakhouse allows carnivores to get their piece of chorizo or bife ancho without ever stepping out of their cars
Rafael Tonon
2.2.17
farming

This Food Subscription Service Lets You Manage Your Own Tiny Piece of Farmland

Customers pay around $80 US per month to "own" ten square meters of land, decide which seeds they want planted, and reap everything that grows.
Rafael Tonon
1.12.17
meat

Nose to Tail and Head to Balls: Eating Every Part of the Animal at a Brazilian Meat Feast

“When an animal kills another one to feed himself, he doesn’t have preferences," says Ariel Argomaniz, one of several chefs who recently gathered to cook an over-the-top nose-to-tail feast in São Paulo.
Rafael Tonon
10.28.16

The Sweet Terror of Eating Human Heads for Art

Simone Mattar's heads do not contain brains. Instead, they're variously filled with cheese, chocolate, and eggplant mousse, and are intended to make diners reflect on feelings of not belonging in the world.
Rafael Tonon
4.28.16