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Every Bite You Take

Ulrich Bosser in Slate, Every Bite You Take: How Sysco came to monopolize most of what you eat. Houston-based food wholesaler Sysco supplies fast-food chains, fine-dining restaurants and even Gitmo with "everything a cook needs to run an eating establishment", from rice to dish-washing detergent to pre-packaged food: It comes as little surprise that institutions like hospitals, universities, and military bases flock to Sysco's pre-cooked foods. But well-regarded bistros and pubs have also begun to offer such items to save time and money. Recently, New York magazine reported that Thomas Keller uses frozen Sysco fries at his Bouchon bistros. (While a company spokeswoman wouldn't confirm the brand, she confirmed the use of frozen fries.) Mickey Mantle's Restaurant, an upscale...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Lia Bulaong, February 22, 2007 at 11:52 AM
Tagged: pre-packaged food, scandal, Sysco, Thomas Keller

All the News That's Fit to Eat Part II

New York Times food reporters Kim Severson and Julia Moskin (full disclosure here; I know both of them and the three of us have broken bread together) had a front-page story today detailing the growth of meal assembly centers around the country. People looking to save time and money and still put what can only loosely be called a "home-cooked meal" on their family table go to one of these centers and make "12 dinners for six in two hours for under $200." I wonder what Alice Waters, who has been saying for years that the disappearing "family meal" is one of the chief causes of the de-evolution of family life in this country, thinks about these centers, which use...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Ed Levine, March 26, 2006 at 12:43 PM
Tagged: Alice Waters, cooking, Julia Moskin, Kim Severson, New York Times, NYT, Sysco