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Lawry's The Prime Rib: In L.A., Even the Restaurants are Theatrical

Mark C. Miller | Posted 06.16.2012 | Los Angeles
Mark C. Miller

The beef is carved right before your eyes -- sort of like Benihana's, only much slower and if you try to pick up one of these cuts of meat with chopsticks, chances are the most you'd get is a hernia.

The Problem With The American Steakhouse

Josh Ozersky on Time.com | Posted 04.11.2012 | Home

As a committed carnivore, I feel strongly that a steakhouse is the last place anybody who really loves beef should go. I don’t write this as a food ...

The Case for Eating 'Mostly Plants,' in 260 Words

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 06.09.2012 | Healthy Living
David Katz, M.D.

Eating some meat, preferably from lean, well-fed, well-exercised, and kindly tended animals is assuredly consistent with human health. But the health of humans and the planet argue consistently for Michael Pollan's excellent and pithy advice: Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.

PETA Bringing 3D Meat Industry Experience to Campuses

Ryan Huling | Posted 06.05.2012 | College
Ryan Huling

Starting this fall, peta2 -- the student division of PETA -- will be launching peta2's Glass Walls Exhibit: 3D, the world's first traveling 3D factory...

Pink Slime Outrage Is Not a Vegetarian Plot

Michele Simon | Posted 06.03.2012 | Home
Michele Simon

During the weekend, the meat industry hosted a massive picnic in Iowa (with what else, free burgers) to show its support for Beef Products Inc, maker of the filler. The event was held, fittingly, at the Tyson Events Center.

BPI's Response to Outrage Over Ground Beef? 3 Governors and a T-shirt

Michele Simon | Posted 06.02.2012 | Home
Michele Simon

Blaming the media for exposing this questionable process to the light of day is a textbook corporate move. When you'd rather not answer the hard questions just deflect attention by placing blame elsewhere.

A Populace Pink Slimed

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 06.02.2012 | Business
Leo W. Gerard

Politicians insisted that identifying slimed beef is not necessary, or even wise, because the fabricated-sans-fat-smashed-meat-scraps-seasoned-with-ammonia mixture is more nutritious. They chose to champion not consumers but slime producers. The reason is obvious.

Eat the Stars

Justin Strawhand | Posted 06.01.2012 | Comedy
Justin Strawhand

If the existential slicing and dicing of pork from pig answers the ethical objections to meat-eating, can there be any real objection to the cultivation and consumption of vat-grown people meat?

10 Suggestions for Female Judges for NY Times' "Ethical Meat" Contest

Michele Simon | Posted 05.26.2012 | Home
Michele Simon

Yesterday, I wrote about how the New York Times' contest for meat eaters is great PR for the meat industry. Upon sending that missive to the Times, I ...

'Pink Slime' Maker Shuts Down 3 Of 4 Plants

AP | BETSY BLANEY | Posted 05.26.2012 | Home

LUBBOCK, Texas — The maker of "pink slime" suspended operations Monday at all but one plant where the beef ingredient is made, acknowledging rec...

Let's Not Give in to Beef Industry "Slimewashing"

Bettina Elias Siegel | Posted 05.20.2012 | Home
Bettina Elias Siegel

The beef industry is pushing back hard in the last few days against opposition to Lean Beef Trimmings, better known as "pink slime."

Debate: Can It Be More Ethical To Eat Meat?

Kitchen Daily | Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste

We all have to eat, so it's the debate that never ends -- is it more socially responsible to kill and eat animals, or to rely on a vegetarian diet? ...

Whistleblower to Maker of Pink Slime: 'Quit Harassing Me'

Michele Simon | Posted 05.18.2012 | Home
Michele Simon

All the hullaballoo reminded me of a dramatic talk I witnessed about a year ago on this very topic.

USDA to Americans: You'll Eat Pink Slime Whether You Want It or Not

Nancy Huehnergarth | Posted 05.19.2012 | Home
Nancy Huehnergarth

The USDA's announcement that school districts will be able to opt out of an ammonium-hydroxide treated ground beef filler known as both Lean Finely Textured Beef and "pink slime" is not exactly inspiring confidence.

Pink Slime: Why Is It Now Striking A Nerve?

AP | MICHAEL HILL | Posted 05.14.2012 | Home

ALBANY, N.Y. — "Pink slime" just went from a simmer to a boil. In less than a week this month, the stomach-turning epithet for ammonia-treated ...

The New Factory Farm: Brain-Dead Chicken 'Matrix'

The Huffington Post | Allie Compton | Posted 02.29.2012 | Green

AndrƩ Ford, an architecture student from the U.K., wants to bring new meaning to the phrase "like a chicken with its head cut off." He proposed hi...

How Long To Keep Food In The Fridge (INFOGRAPHIC)

Kitchen Daily | Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste

Do you ever wonder how long you should keep food in your fridge before it goes bad? A package of deli meat, Chinese takeout, leftover dinner, a jar of...

Bark Butter: Why Every Hot Dog Needs a Little More Pork Fat

Liza de Guia | Posted 04.04.2012 | Home
Liza de Guia

"We're in New York. We have dirty water dogs. But, I'll be honest, I don't love a boiled hot dog. I'll probably never eat one again." Meet Josh Shar...

I'm With Stupid: Yes, Bacon Is Still My Favorite Condiment

Todd Hartley | Posted 03.31.2012 | Comedy
Todd Hartley

I'm a carnivore. Always have been. Always will be. I'm sorry it has to be that way, but after a week and a half of veggies, I knew I was destined to stay a meat-eater.

Controversial Additive Kills More Livestock Than Any Other Drug

Paula Crossfield | Posted 03.26.2012 | Home
Paula Crossfield

A new report reveals that a drug given to livestock has become the focus of an international trade dispute concerning its potential effects on human health.

How To Use Your Slow Cooker Like A Pro

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste
Big Girls, Small Kitchen

Slow-cooked food gets incredibly tasty, tough meats to grow rich and soft, and soups come away with extraordinary flavor. You have to plan ahead, but you get to do less work at the last minute.

Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork

Small Kitchen College | Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste
Small Kitchen College

Pulled pork is undoubtedly a big pile of yum, but it can be difficult to determine how it got from a big hunk of pork butt to a delicious shredded sandwich filling.

Mark Bittman: We're Eating Less Meat. Why?

NYTimes.com | Posted 01.11.2012 | Home

Americans eat more meat than any other population in the world; about one-sixth of the total, though we're less than one-twentieth of the population. ...

I'm With Stupid: The Beefy Cravings of a Newly Cleansed Carnivore

Todd Hartley | Posted 03.10.2012 | Comedy
Todd Hartley

I am now 48 hours into a meat-, dairy-, sugar-, alcohol-, chocolate-, processed-food- and taste-free vegetarian detox cleanse, which is the longest I've gone without eating meat by roughly 46 hours.

Grassfed Meat: Making the Right Choices

Andrew Gunther | Posted 02.12.2012 | Home
Andrew Gunther

We hope to explain the problems with feedlot farming systems, but also the significant solutions that real grassfed farming can offer, and why it is important to choose a "grassfed" label that really means what it says.