I didn't watch Trump's much vaunted speech to the nation on his border wall, because I knew it was going to be filled with lies and inaccuracies. So instead, here's a really good recipe I've been using to make awesome fast rising bread that takes roughly 2 hours from start to ...read more
We are a nation of uninsurables. By and large, that is—at least when it comes to healthcare and true market costs. We’ll do anything to dismiss this unpleasant truth. The only thing that varies is how we dismiss it. Is there a division into liberal and conservative on this issue? ...read more
by Aisha Ommaya It’s a common scenario. The forgotten hummus tucked behind the milk, those leftovers from last week’s takeout, that apple that looks a little mealy – the items that you throw away, possibly accompanied by a pang of guilt as you close the lid on the trash can. ...read more
According to a truly shocking investigative report by the Guardian, Americans "throw away almost as much food as they eat" -- or half of all food produced in the country. Suzanne Goldberg, the Guardian's US environmental correspondent found that much of this was due to the ...read more
A dizzying number of publications recently ran a piece titled “Why It’s Impossible To Actually Be A Vegetarian”. Within it, philosopher Andrew Smith argued that because ecosystems tend to involve the transfer of matter from both plant to animal and animal to plant, plants are ...read more
I recently wrote two articles related to the ethics of meat-eating. The first, published in Salon, was called 'New atheists must become new vegans: Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins and the extra moral burden on moral leaders'. Due to a clear issue with the title, imposed by Salon ...read more
If aliens were studying human societies, other than our bizarre obsession with blowing things up, they'd likely be most shocked at the way in which we manage our food. While industrialized agriculture and corporate supermarkets have produced and distributed food on an almost ...read more
To any rational observer, the modern human food production system appears to be completely insane. Not only are we wrecking the planet's eco systems to make way for our food, we are throwing almost half of it away. According to the United Nations Environment Program and ...read more
If you're over 50 and you're standing on a sidewalk with a picture of a dead goose in both hands, shouting down strangers who walk past you, you took a wrong turn somewhere in life. This is what I'm thinking as I stare directly into the eyes of the man not more than six feet ...read more
My newly christened fiancée Taryn is a semi-professional chef. Not only is she sincerely one of the most talented and knowledgable cooks I've ever met -- and I have to say "one of" only because I once had a lengthy conversation with Wylie Dufresne -- she runs the appetizer ...read more
Photo: Eater SF While San Francisco's Asian population is one of the most vibrant in the country, I still can't imagine trying to run a Chinese restaurant there. When you consider how obnoxiously sanctimonious so many Bay Area hyper-liberals are when it comes to sustainability, ...read more
With the relentless onslaught of corporate chains gobbling up Mom n' Pop stores, people are yearning for simpler days. You can no longer go to your local butchers or bakers to pick up the groceries, or pop to your local coffee shop to catch up with the neighborhood gossip. You ...read more
Remember when Pat Buchanan wrote that African-Americans should be grateful to white America, you know, because of food stamps, Section-8 housing and Christian salvation? Whenever someone like Buchanan begins a sentence with the premise that Underprivileged Group-X should be ...read more
Oliver Green is a modern life burnout/angeraholic living in Bali, Indonesia and writing about life instead of making things worse by having one. F O O D All food turns into poo. It starts as something nutritious we put it in our mouths while saying stuff like, “Oh yes – this ...read more
Happy Friday. It's almost time to knock off for the weekend, but before you rush out the door let's throw a few headlines and other assorted goodies your way. 1. Absence and Malice Amanda Knox has been found guilty of murder by an Italian court. If you're thinking to yourself, ...read more
Grant Achatz shouldn't even have to consider whether to ban children from his Chicago restaurant, Alinea. He shouldn't need to risk drawing national news coverage and putting himself in the crosshairs of outraged, entitled parents who believe their little angels and their own ...read more
If you're a fan of good food, you probably already know that the legendary Sriracha hot sauce made by Huy Fong Foods is the nectar of the gods. Late last year a controversy arose that sent waves of panic through the gourmet community when the city of Irwindale, Carlifornia, ...read more
You clicked on this because you thought it would be yet another rousing rendition of the popular Internet pastime “Let's sneer contemptuously at vegans and make fun of them,” didn't you? But it's not. Tricked you. Vegan comedian Myq Kaplan appeared on the Conan O'Brien show in ...read more
Given that it'll likely be pretty quiet around here for the Thanksgiving holiday, I figured I'd go ahead and post something first published back in late November of 2009 over at my blog, Deus Ex Malcontent. It concerns veganism and Thanksgiving the question of just how much we ...read more
Good morning, gerbils. It's back to the wheel with you on this oh-so-glorious Monday. Here's some reading material to get you back into the swing of things. 1. Let's Make a Deal Obviously the big story of the weekend was the historic nuclear deal with Iran that took place in ...read more
A man from Utah has now definitively proved that you should never eat burgers from McDonalds. Appearing on a recent episode of 'The Doctors', he claimed he kept the burger for 14 years. Incredibly (and disturbingly) the burger looks exactly the same as it did when he bought it. ...read more
Today I'm going to teach you how you can get a free Prius, and you barely have to do anything to get it. Until recently, I owned a Prius and I can tell you that's it's easily the finest car I've ever driven. As traveling goes, there's nothing quite as satisfying as driving 500 ...read more
Welcome to this week's edition of The Daily Banter Mailbag! Today, Bob, Ben and Chez discuss the vice presidential debate; their ultimate Vegas president; and Food Porn! The questions: 1) What a performance!!! Ryan looked like a 15 year old in there against a very statesman ...read more
The Obama administration is planning to propose cutting the top tax rate for corporations to 28%, and pay for it by eliminating dozens of tax loopholes companies now use to lower their rates, a senior administration official said. Chances of a deeply divided ...read more
Think about it this way. If the FDA had done its job with that peanut plant, people wouldn't be scared that peanut butter can kill them, then purchases of peanut butter wouldn't drop off then the peanut industry wouldn't have to spend p.r. cash on telling people peanuts are safe ...read more
Jeez Louise. The government acknowledged Friday that a shipment of peanuts from the plant linked to a salmonella outbreak contained a "filthy, putrid or decomposed substance" later identified as metal fragments. The shipment was returned to the U.S. in April, months earlier than ...read more
The free market fairies will take care of everything. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said at least 12 times over the past two years the Peanut Corporation of America has knowingly sold products that had tested positive for salmonella. The FDA also claimed the company did ...read more
Most days I go to Subway near my office and pick up a sub. Whether meatball or ham, I always get Swiss cheese - my favorite cheese - to go with it. All of a sudden they stopped stocking swiss. So I went to another Subway, assuming this was localized to just the one store. Turns ...read more
