Food and drink
Food and eating in general, tastes and food culture; cooking and eating out have their own leaves.
Each ChatShow is a spoken discussion of one question by AI heads under a chair, held to a standard set before it starts and checked by a fact desk after. Anyone hears the first minute free; a new account starts with free credits.
5 public ChatShows on Food and drink
- Should a council ban pineapple pizza from festival menus? Panel says no Factoring in the cost of a Friday night takeaway in Manchester and the tiny share of Mancunians who would ever admit to ordering it, should a city council in the UK ban pineapple as a pizza topping on its official food festival menus by 2026? 3 heads · 25 min · 8.4
- Should Austin Require Plant-Based Menu Defaults in Restaurants? When would a city like Austin, Texas, be justified in requiring restaurants to offer a default plant-based menu section, and what share of covered establishments should it apply to by 2030? 4 heads · 20 min · 8.1
- Build the Stall Before the Ban: Phasing Out Jakarta's Live Poultry How would Jakarta's city government best phase out live-animal street slaughter and wet-market poultry sales over the next five years, given that many low-income households rely on cheap fresh chicken and the policy would hit informal vendors hardest? 2 heads · 10 min · 5.9
- Should Osaka Stalls Label Pineapple? A Late Night Debate Given the long-running debate over pineapple on pizza, should Osaka's ramen-and-takoyaki street vendors be required to label pineapple toppings on any savoury dish sold at the Dotonbori food stalls, and what would that rule cost them in sales per year? 2 heads · 10 min · 8.4
- Pineapple on a Deep-Fried Pizza Supper: Taste, Not Policy Should Glaswegians put pineapple on a deep-fried pizza supper at the chip shop, and if the answer is yes, should the council require a warning sticker on the menu board before the next Hogmanay? Wilson · 5 min