2002-08-25 11:20 p.m.
What's Shiny Today (Sunday Supper Edition)
- Food fads are nothing new to Berkeley. But after
this article ran in the New York Times, Berkeley collectively
flipped out over corn-fed vs.
grass-fed beef. "I just had my eyes opened, that's
all," declares Alice Waters, who was partly responsible for
Niman Ranch's humanely-raised,
antibiotic-free meat becoming the meat of choice in Bay Area restaurants.
I'm just waiting for the article about how this and the dot-com collapse
has driven Niman Ranch out of business, which would be sad but seems likely.
- Speaking of Berkeley food fads, you may now read the ballot arguments
over Measure O, Berkeley's proposed coffee measure, online.
The title that will appear on the ballot is, "Shall an ordinance be adopted
to restrict the sale of brewed coffee in Berkeley to only that which is
organic, shade-grown and fair-trade certified coffee?"
Two things tip this over the charmingly nutty line into stupid territory: one, the guy who circulated the petition referring to the coffee in question as "SEC-C" coffee, which supposedly stands for "Socially and/or Environmentally Consciously Cultivated Coffee" and that he says is pronounced "sexy coffee." And two, that violators of this ordinance (including the poor wage slaves who actually pour the tainted cup) be tossed in the pokey for six months. Ouch. Even for a Berkeley crime against politics, that's over the top.
- Have you seen the story on Usenet about the dogs eating an elk? A little
early, but still funny as hell, comes
Dogs in Elk in Vegetables:
A Halloween Tribute. If you haven't read the story, haven't had lunch yet
or are otherwise delicate of stomach, you may want to save this one for later.
- "A spectre is haunting the world -- a spectre of moist and meaty chicken, fresh biscuits, creamy slaw, and the best sandwiches this side of St. Petersburg!"
- Good Eats
marathon. Food Network. Labor Day weekend. Dude, I'm so there.
And completely unrelated to food, but shiny nonetheless: check out my banners!
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