It’s amazing what one can learn on the internet, however pure one’s intentions. L.V. Anderson at Slate reviews Alison Pearlman’s Smart Casual: The Transformation of Gourmet Restaurant Style in America: … It used to be that human ingenuity was valued in the kitchen. Now, what matters more is chefs’ knowing the right producers and buying …
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It’s a Shame the Way She Makes Me Scrub the Floor
Dylan Ratigan’s new gig: Last Fall, I moved from NYC to north San Diego County, just outside of the Camp Pendleton Marine Base, to work full-time with Colin and Karen Archipley at their hydroponic organic farm, “Archi’s Acres.” After realizing how impressive their ideas and effectiveness are, I decided to invest the money that I …
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Friday Recipe Exchange: Meatballs
. From our Food Goddess, TaMara: A few weeks back I made meatball grinders – subs to most people – and was talking to my mom about them, because after all I used her recipe. She told me that one of her favorite things to do is to buy ground beef when it’s on sale …
Open Thread: Making Junk “Addictive”
Michael Moss, in the NYTimes, with harsh truths about such beloved all-American food products as Dr. Pepper, Prego spaghetti sauce, Lunchables, and the industrialized world’s most perfect weight-gain-inducing, addictive snack: … The public and the food companies have known for decades now… that sugary, salty, fatty foods are not good for us in the quantities …
Food: “A Place At the Table”
. . From the website: 49 million people in the U.S.—one in four children—don’t know where their next meal is coming from, despite our having the means to provide nutritious, affordable food for all Americans. Directors Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush examine this issue through the lens of three people who are struggling with food …
News from the Ward (and Open Thread)
I took y’all’s advice and cancelled the Christmas soirees due to illness. Actually, my husband called people and told them I was down with possibly the flu. A few people turned up anyway, but they were forewarned, so if they get the crud, it’s not my fault. From what I hear, this nasty virus is …
Self Aggrandizement Alert + Some Kitchen Goodness In Aid Of A Friend/Open Thread, Also Too
First — a head’s up to another one of my internet-radio conversations. Tomorrow at 6 p.m EST I’ll be talking (live!) to David George Haskell. David is a biologist teaching at the University of the South. He blogs here, but the proximate reason for the interview is the publication of his book, The Forest Unseen. …