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Entries from November 2011

The Collapse of the Euro Zone

November 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Commentary

An unsigned editorial in today’s NYT, probably written by Paul Krugman, as it bears his Cassandra-like voice, bears down on northern Europe for not funding immediately a central monetary fund.  To prevent the collapse of the nations that have accumulated …

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Fine Dining and the 1%

November 29th, 2011 · No Comments · Commentary

Sometimes I lose sleep thinking about the paradoxes of life.  Like why winter must follow summer.  Why can’t summer follow winter?  Or how come milk comes from a cow?  Why can’t it come from bluejays?  These are the kind of …

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The Next Big Dining Trend

November 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Commentary

When Neurologist-Chef Miguel Sánchez Romera opened a restaurant in NYC this past September claiming that his food could produce acute changes in the brains of diners, I scoffed, knowing that so much more is at stake.  Yes, I share his

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Hacked!

November 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Commentary

I don’t know what happened yesterday, but somehow this site, strongly committed to sandwiches and toppings, appears to have been hacked by the OWB (Occupy West Bank) settlers.  The posting?  What did it have to do with cream cheese spreads …

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