I know it's not the point of the Onion headline, but remember the Salon article about the difference between Annie's and Kraft? That's what turned me off of the bunny-butt as a go-to meal.
(Where was that "sense of humor" Wikipedia article again?)
I got through to the reservations desk by dialing a few seconds before 10 a.m. so that the call would connect at 10 precisely. And even then the earliest seating was booked when they got to me.
Alton Brown for being unabashedly and delightfully technical. And zany. Bee puppets! He uses honeybee puppets! Amazing.
Unless I'm going to donate to food charities the $15 I would have spent on ramps, I don't quite see the contradiction. It seems like paying farmers more for their work is a good thing. I am sad that people less fortunate than I am will have a harder time making ends meet, but feeling guilty about my own dinner is counter-productive. I will, instead, donate to food charities and write to Congress about the Farm Bill food stamp program.
And then the novice can graduate to poached eggs instead and discover a whole new variety of heaven. :-)
My housemates and I cook lunches & dinners for one another. Since cooking for 4 isn't much harder than cooking for 2, we're saving time by exchanging human capital, with everyone cooking half as often.
I buy local because I like feeling in touch with the seasonal changes around me and in touch with the people who grow my food. The environmental benefits are secondary, and from the Observer article, it sounds like much of the negative environmental impact comes from buying local out-of-season items. Eat seasonally.
Environmental impacts will vary from food item to food item; for people looking for a rubric by which they might shop to minimize impact without researching every ingredient, local's pretty good. (Though I do appreciate that giving up meat & dairy would be better!)
My bad, I didn't realise this was from 'the Onion'. Still, it happens in real life every day. BTW, PerkyMac...I have ALWAYS loved liver and onions, as do my children. I think taste buds must be genetic too, at least in the WAY we taste foods. Witness the great 'cilantro' debate....just google 'hating cilantro' or something like that, there's an entire site dedicated to cilantro haters. And, they have thousands of members.
The point is, it's always unwise to force a child to eat anything he or she detests. I lived through that myself, tinned peas were the major bugbear in my young life, however I was small, and couldn't eat the amount of food put on my plate usually, and was forced to sit at table until my plate was empty...I sat there as long as overnight at times. This would be considered child abuse these days, but was considered 'just fine' by society back then. I never forced my children to eat ANYTHING ever. Forcing the child to eat the mac/cheese IS child abuse.
(whispering......hey kid, I don't like it either).
If they'd had 911 when I was a kid, I'd have reported my mother for making us eat liver and onions.
i still want mac and cheese, all the time!
congrats!
I assume the reservation was for eight and you are going to auction off the other places... (tee hee)
I hope this will be the beginning of the great second half of your life!
Well, gang, I finally got the rez...which opens up a whole new comment...
I hate even talking about restaurants of this caliber. If I was ever in one, it was in a small town in Italy and they did not know they were in such exalted company. The wine was excellent, served by a twelve year old son, and not a drop spilled. The dishes came one after another, fresh and light mixed with heavy, pungent, treat to all the senses. The sun was golden in the west, and lit the whole countryside still. When the meal was over, there was coffee and a local liquor made from dried cranberries. It cost me 2000 lira.
I had heard about that non-alcoholic flight--when better ideas in food service are had, TK will have them; the man's a genius!
good luck getting a reservation! i put my name on the waiting list & ended up getting a call back within the week. they have a great selection of non-alcoholic beverages for those not interested in the wine list. at per se, they actually do a non-alcoholic beverage flight to match your dinner! i heart TK and his staff!
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