New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni tries to kill himself by eating 42 fast food meals over the course of nine days and 3,650 miles. The man is insane!
Month: May 2006
My article at Lifehacker
An article I wrote entitled How to mouse goofy is up over at Lifehacker. Enjoy!
Cheese by Hand's posted a…
Cheese by Hand's posted a ten-minute audio clip from their trip to Vermont Butter & Cheese. Glad to see they're finding time on the road to release some clips of their interviews. They said it was their hope to do this, but sometimes such hopes are deferred.
There's an eGullet thread on…
There's an eGullet thread on the best food blogs. If someone wants to mention the new Megnut in there, I'd be honored. I don't have an eGullet account and so I can't post.
GQ heads to Chicago and…
GQ heads to Chicago and discovers a new direction for American food. The article talks about Moto (with the chef who cooks with a laser), Avenues (not familiar with this one) and Alinea (chef Grant Achatz worked for Thomas Keller). The New Yorker in me is a little irritated that NY is not driving a new direction for American food. Plus it would be easier for me to eat. [via chez pim]
Audio from the BBC's The…
Audio from the BBC's The Food Programme about frozen food from February, 2006. Over the winter I actually used some frozen vegetables (baby spinach, broccoli, green beans) and found them to be tasty and very convenient. Now that the farmer's market is carrying such stuff, I'm back to using fresh. [Thanks Michael!]
Following the life of a pig
Life of a Pig: from the birth of five piglets to a celebratory dinner of pork. A Seattle chef spends eight weeks documenting her time on a farm and following the life of the pigs she will eventually serve in her restaurant.
Life of a Pig reminds us to be grateful for what we have and to recognize the value in supporting our local farms and farmers. It is not about change, but creating awareness.
As a chef, I have mindlessly chopped, sliced, baked, roasted, grilled, braised hundreds …gulp…thousands of pounds of meat, fish, produce without a second thought. Just after weeks of my participation in Life of a Pig I look at my cooler filled with food, differently
A really great look at pigs and what goes on at a farm, accompanied by great photos as well. I really enjoyed reading this.
A sort of report from…
A sort of report from the FDA on benzene levels in soda reports Accidental Hedonist. Benzene is a carcinogen and has been found in soft drinks in limits above those considered safe for drinking water.
Argentina bans beef exports to…
Argentina bans beef exports to combat inflation, according to this snippet of an article in the Economist. Drat, just as I'm getting into Argentinian and grass-fed beef too! [Thanks Jim!]
Augie emailed to point me…
Augie emailed to point me to his rant from last December about foie gras and Chicago. It's well worth reading and he raises excellent points. The more I think about the contradiction inherent in such a ban, the angrier I get. Shutting down small farms and leaving large factory farms intact doesn't do much to solve the problem of inhumane animal treatment. It just leaves people to feel good about themselves and pretend they've made a difference in the world, while hundreds of thousands of animals continue their miserable existences until they are killed for our consumption.