Last food for thought round-up for the year, folks! I’ll be taking some time off to relax, clean house and enjoy the holidays.
- Jamie Oliver ends the year (and the decade) not only as the recipient of a TED award, but as an icon of the decade, as detailed by food critic Jay Rayner. He wasn’t always the sharpest knife in the drawer on some of his shows, but he changed the way we watch, cook, talk about and think about food. Rock on, bruvvah!
- Inmates in Illinois have filed a lawsuit against the state, citing too much soy in their prison diets.
- Minority farmers in the US are claiming discrimination from the USDA with regards to farm loans.
- When is a catfish not a catfish? When the government says it isn’t.
- Another report showing that the past decade was a fine time to be a food lover.
- And another list of predictions for 2010 – think childhood nutrition and sustainability.
- The origins of fish and chips.
- Ever been stuck on a plane on an airport tarmac for hours? A new US law will enforce penalties on airlines that do not provide food and water after a 2-hour wait.
- Marion Nestle debunks that stupid “eat your dog to save the world” book. Politely, of course, but with a much higher level of logic than the authors have used.
- And finally, I leave you with…. tasty Santa bento box.
