How Refrigeration Changed the World

Nicola Twilley, author of "Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves," dives into the transformative power of refrigeration. She highlights how this technology reshaped global diets and health, turning seasonal foods into year-round staples. Twilley discusses brewers as pioneers of refrigeration technology and reveals fascinating insights about maintaining freshness in produce like lettuce. She also touches on innovations like lipid coatings as a sustainable alternative to plastic, redefining freshness in the food industry.