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Okay, the Whole Foods guy sounds smart, but this my friends is pure genius: Krispy Kreme doughnut drink. Pure evil genius that is.
Fast Company article on Whole Foods CEO John Mackey
Over three months, he gave himself a solo tutorial on modern factory farming. "I read a dozen books about how animals are raised in this country," he says, "going all the way back to Peter Singer's Animal Liberation in 1975. The more I read, the more I was interested in it. I said, Damn, these people are right. This is terrible."Is this guy insane?
Mackey did two things. He changed his vegetarian diet to vegan (he no longer eats food produced from animals, including dairy products). And he sent Ornelas an email telling her she was right -- not just about ducks, but about chickens, pigs, and cows. Mackey wrote that Whole Foods would immediately begin using its influence and buying power to demand that the meat it sells comes from animals that have been treated with a measure of dignity before being slaughtered. He invited Ornelas to help.
Sitting in his office in 2004, he says without hesitation, "Twenty years from now, factory farms will be illegal in the United States."I, for one, welcome our 87,000 square foot LES natural food overlords.
drink red wine for longer healthier life
3.4 megabytes of Santa Cruz chickens.
includes bush twins story
Kim Jong Il's eating habits:
The North Korean leader might be one of the world's most enigmatic figures, but thanks to a growing and eclectic body of books and articles that detail Kim's epicurean habits, more is known about what he eats than nearly any other head of state.
pepper primer
"Under the state's smoking ban, which went into effect last July, most counties in New York were given the authority to draft their own guidelines for issuing waivers. Typically, establishments must show a financial loss above a threshold established by the county, usually 10 or 15 percent.
....A statewide analysis of the smoking ban by the American Cancer Society shows that of the state's 65,000 bars and restaurants, only 132 have been granted waivers." NYT, June 17
When staying a D's house I often lament the shortage of good restaurants in not just Boulder Creek, but the entire San Lorenzo valley. The Pozole Jalisco produced by the non-work-permitted guest workers at a local gormet-to-go shop is a welcome addition to the eco-system and is a even better use of hominy than is grits.
WNYC 93.9 - up next : "the three young chefs are: Cornelius Gallagher, executive chef of Oceana; Brian Bistrong, executive chef of Josephs on 6th Ave. and 49th St.; and Wylie Dufresne, a James Beard nominee for Rising Star Chef of the Year in 2000 and current owner and chef of WD50 on the Lower East Side. "
71 Clinton is at this moment playing live grateful dead from the very early 70's.
And I have nothing to do with it.
the post punk kitchen
Every year at about this time I find my self at a loss trying to remember all the great outdoor-seating restaurants I had "re/discovered" the year before.
Care to partake in some list making - restaurants with outdoor seating/gardens?
Manhattan Waiter: a blog from "the men and women who serve... and sometimes spit in our food."
food blogs that we are not.
An anonymous tipster just sent me this picture which is purported to be the new sustenance food critic...
Blue Hill at Stone Barns
df squeal of approval
