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Entries from June 2011

The Cape Cod Experience

June 29th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Commentary

As long as you’re not snotty, you can enjoy dining on the Cape.  I’m down there at least once a month, sometimes twice, baling hay and picking cotton, and sometimes a man needs what to eat.  No rental, no house, …

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Imported Foods & the F.D.A.

June 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Commentary

You might think that the best or most interesting stories about food can be found in the Food sections of media outlets, but I say it’s all in the Business sections.

Take the NY Times Business pages today and yesterday …

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Why Food Prices Are Increasing

June 19th, 2011 · No Comments · Commentary

Front page news in The Boston Globe today: Food prices going up, and why is that?  The author lists natural disasters, greater demand, and fuel costs spiraling, but what’s the real story?

Speculation.  The Guardian notes:  ”Financial speculators have come …

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Don’t You Love Group On?

June 18th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Commentary

I do.  It gets me places I’d never try.  Take “The Maharajah,” a new restaurant in Harvard Square.  In the space that housed “The Bombay Club,” the restaurant is the pan-Indian sort of place that’s fun to enjoy with a …

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