The Secret Truth About Diners
Just like everyone in the Northeast has a favorite road rage swear word, so too does every man, woman, and child in the urban Northeast have a favorite diner, and I mean everyone.
Just like everyone in the Northeast has a favorite road rage swear word, so too does every man, woman, and child in the urban Northeast have a favorite diner, and I mean everyone.
I say we need a revolution -- one where people spend less time at shopping malls, and more in the kitchen.
Which is better? Taking my favorite dessert, distilling it down to the very essence of its being and serving it in a shot glass, or a mass-produced fast food snack that gets children psyched about eating fruit?
David Chang is chef/owner of Momofuku Noodle Bar, Momofuku Ko and Momofuku Ssam Bar in New York City.
Many of us eat when we are bored, angry, tired, happy, sad, excited, anxious, frustrated, etc. We eat to reward ourselves and to comfort ourselves. Wouldn't it be great if we could find better solutions?
Think of agriculture on the 34th floor of a big city skyscraper: the environment benefits, there's the "buy local" idea... the Flatiron building could be a farm stand on the corner of 22nd and Broadway.
Meals should have some pleasant communal and familial function, and food production should support local commerce for its own sake, as well as reducing carbon emissions from long-range air travel.
Yep, they may be the world's most independent creatures, often scornful, superior, unpredictable, and affectionate only when it comes down to the tu...
Knowing how to produce, preserve and create your food feels good when the average barrel of petrol is going for $150 a pop. When your next salad costs $10 a pound you'll feel it there and at the pump.
Do we really know what we're buying when we buy "natural" and "certified organic" skincare products? Quite a few experts would insist that no, actually, we do NOT.
Wine-making organic standards are more complex than standards for vegetables -- organic vegetable production is earth-friendly, health-friendly and tastes better. For organic wine the case needs more elaboration.
What we put on our plate has repercussions for our spiritual well being. Conscious eating means being aware of how food gets to our plate -- and then choosing what we eat according to our values.
Since my family is eating a bird regardless of my preferences, they could buy one from a factory farm -- or opt for something that lived naturally outside under sunlight.
I'm just back from a week in a verdant rich agricultural area -- there, local foods with a startling freshness and unblemished flavor profiles abound.
A new study reports that the Atkins diet can be just as healthy as a low-fat diet. But don't start buying bacon yet. This research has some serious flaws.
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Palate. Your taste sensors and judgement are your palate. A Palette is a painters variety of colors.
I'm outside of Chicago, why would it be better for me to buy wine in California than points back East? My family lives in NY state and its wine country is a lot closer to me than California.
Yikes! I draw the line at drawing the line regarding wine regions from which I may consume. I'll give up something else. But I reserve the right to purchase and consume wine from any region.
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