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Finally, sampling miracle fruit tablets
I’ve had many opportunities to try fresh miracle fruit, the strange African berry that makes sour foods taste sweet, but before this weekend I’d never sampled the miracle fruit tablets that are widely...
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Why I love Michigan
OK, this isn’t really why I love Michigan, but how could I not stop at this place? They make all their own jerky, available in barrels throughout the store. Walk around and the owners are will snip...
View ArticleMore than you want to know
For those of you who aren’t completely bored by the calorie count issue yet, I have a new post on the subject up over at Radley’s site.
View ArticleCreekstone loses in court
A federal appeals court has ruled against Creekstone Farms and in favor of the government. Quick summary: Creekstone wanted to go beyond USDA regulations and test all of its cows for mad cow disease....
View ArticleBallin’
As of today I’m a contributing writer at Crispy on the Outside, the wonderfully irreverent food blog started by my friend Baylen Linnekin. My first post delves back into the mystery of the five-inch...
View ArticleNow we’re cookin’ with balls
Guardian columnist Fraser Lewry takes one for the team and tries out the new Serbian cookbook Cooking with Balls: … recipes include lists of ingredients without any accompanying measures, while...
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Peruvian cat says…
My friend’s kitten was a little worried when she saw this story about the Peruvian cat meat festival on my screen yesterday.
View ArticleHave a ball in DC
OK, one more post about Rocky Mountain oysters, then I promise I’ll stop. Actually I don’t promise. But check out this photo at Amanda’s blog of the General Tso’s-coated mountain oysters currently on...
View ArticleAnd out of hope, cynicism
Ezra Klein notes disapprovingly that Obama will likely appoint former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack to Agriculture Secretary: If the Department of Agriculture sees large farmers and farm producing states...
View ArticleDarcy’s Imbiber’s 100
Darcy O’Neil (whom I always get mixed up with Darcy Olsen) has posted The Imbiber’s 100, featuring a hundred drinks to imbibe before you expire. It’s a fun list, but where’s the Dublin Dr Pepper? I’m...
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