Shrink in the Kitchen

Why Talk about Food When There’s a War on OR The Gourmet’s Guide to Berlin, circa 1941…Scott Haas Analyzes The Bunker Mentality

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Entries from May 2012

Sugar!

May 31st, 2012 · No Comments · Commentary

The lead, Front Page story in today’s NY Times  is about Mayor Bloomberg’s decision to, “ban big sizes of sugary drinks.”  It’s a fine decision, and though it may seem like a small shot in the war on obesity and …

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Boston Globe Hits Celebrity Chef Hard!

May 28th, 2012 · No Comments · Commentary

Although I stopped getting the Globe over a year ago, it’s the Playoffs and the paper’s Sports section  is needed to see What is What.  Today Shaughnessy  shares his love for the team by predicting a 4-0 or maybe 4-1 …

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Where to Eat in Boston: No More Beantown!

May 26th, 2012 · No Comments · Commentary

I’d stick with NEW DEAL FISH on Cambridge Street x 1000, buy a Weber grill or some kind of solar powered oven used in the developing world and start cooking curbside if I was from out of town or even …

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Sustainability: Code for Profit?

May 24th, 2012 · No Comments · Commentary

More news from the Front Lines of The War on Fish: In today’s NY Times, an Op-Ed, “Eat Your Hake and Have It, Too,” by Ray Hilborn and Ulrike Hilborn, adds a voice of reason to the generally shrill, histrionic, …

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