Bacon Is A Vegetable
Bacon is a Vegetable: the slogan that started out as a Diesel Sweeties strip can now be purchased on t-shirts, aprons and stickers. What, no tiny hipster buttons?
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The Accidental Vegetarian
The SF Chronicle debuts a new column today called The Accidental Vegetarian, by Amanda Berne; her first installment includes three recipes, tips to properly stocking a pantry, and of course, a good introduction to the column's intention: "I'm not a vegetarian, but I love vegetarian cooking. Through my years of working in restaurants, and time in culinary school, I've found the most satisfying dishes for me tend to be the vegetable sides or inventive vegetarian entrees. I've culled ideas from those years, and the recipes in this column will reflect the seasons, Bay Area produce and a penchant for whole grains and natural foods. I'll delve into beans under pressure, fancy dinner party fare, raw food for hot summer days and even follow a vegan diet for a month. I'll watch for trends, scour restaurant menus and keep up the dialogue with chefs and farmers."
The History of Vegetarianism
From Steven Shapin's Vegetable Love, in last week's New Yorker: "The history of vegetarian (and anti-vegetarian) thought neither adds up nor goes anywhere, except in the sense that it goes everywhere that people disposed to reflection have explored when asking what it means to be human and to be good. It’s a history of human morality, but it’s no less a history of human ingenuity in moral argumentation." Great long piece exploring Tristram Stuart's new book The Bloodless Revolution: A Cultural History of Vegetarianism from 1600 to Modern Times, which looks like a solid, thoughtful read for vegetarians and dedicated carnivores alike.
Britpop Bassist on Why He Gave Up Vegetarianism
Blur bassist Alex James, who now owns and lives on a farm in the English countryside, in a piece he wrote for the Daily Mail:
Chopping up my first lamb stayed vividly on my mind for a few days. The anatomy of a sheep is pretty similar to our own, really. I couldn't scratch my ribs without the image of that immaculate carcass springing to mind. I thought about it involuntarily as I lay in bed at night. But, boy, those chump chops were good.
Mr. James also touches on sustainable agriculture, the state of agriculture in England, as well as the moment he truly assumed his agrarian role, when faced with an overpopulation of birds:
Killing rooks is not nice at all. There are no neat boxes for exterminating them; shotguns are the only thing that work and it's a pretty medieval and messy business, which I don't enjoy.
But I felt I was acting for the greater good. It was a hard decision for a vegetarian to make, and the moment I made that decision was the moment I became a farmer.
