Here’s some food for thought for today…
- No matter how much you swirl and slurp that wine – geologists say the notion of “terroir” is a load of bunk.
- McDonald’s closes down its 3 franchises in Iceland. They don’t need stinky burgers, they’ve got fermented shark.
- Baltimore’s decision to take part in Meatless Mondays in all city-run schools raises the ire of meat producers, who go to the press adamant that the kids won’t be getting enough protein without dead animals in their diets. (Not true.)
- And what’s that, more kids in the US sick from e.coli poisoning from ground beef? But don’t the little munchkins need the protein?
- Can eating too much fat make you stupid?
- The humble turkey makes the cover of all the November food magazines (okay, I thought Rachael Ray was supposed to be the “turkey” on the cover of her magazine, but when it’s enlarged you can see she’s pulling the bird out of the oven).
- Speaking of which, Rachael Ray(not the turkey) has designed a menu for New York City’s school lunch program. Everybody wants to be like Jamie Oliver these days, don’t they?
- Grab a plate, help yourself, help yourself again – the all-you-can-eat restaurant gains popularity in recession-strapped England.
Sheryl, you’re fantastic. I love the quip about getting enough protein and possibly too much ecoli. It produced quite a smug grin.