Musings on Starters, Mains, Desserts and Second-Helpings…
Posted in America, Barack Obama, agriculture, sustainability, sustainable on Nov 13th, 2008
Those better be organic lunch meats, Mr. President
One of the best things about a good meal is that people of all kinds: ages, genders, races, and (yes) political philosophies can sit down and enjoy it together - savoring and appreciating it and, for a while, forgetting their differences. A meal is the ultimate kind […]
Posted in America, Atlantic City, Garlic, Italian, Italian-American, Naples, Olive Oil, Pasta, breadcrumbs, egg, escarole, food, ground meat, history, meatballs, onions, soup, tradition, vegetables on Oct 27th, 2008
I’ve talked about my sweet ‘ole grandmom, Anna, a few times on this blog. This was a woman who waited tables at the Golden Nugget (now Bally’s Grand) casino (R.I.P.) in Atlantic City until she retired at 76. This is the same woman who would wear winter gloves in the summer because her tiny hands […]
Posted in America, Food Commentary, ban, healthy, law, obesity, public health on Feb 4th, 2008
Did you hear? Mississippi introduced a bill this week to make it illegal for restaurants with a state license to feed obese people. I’m sure it won’t be passed but what do you think? If it was passed, what would they do? Have a scale in each restaurant that patrons would have to […]
Posted in Europe, Fast Food, Fast Food Nation, Food Commentary, McDonald's, cheap meal, culture, food, news, rant, unhealthy on Dec 12th, 2007
Yesterday, leading companies in the EU (read: major corporate conglomerates) said that by the end of 2008, they would change their policy on advertising junk food and drink during TV shows that are geared towards children under 12. And they did this voluntarily! Well, maybe not completely voluntarily. They may have been trying to avoid […]
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