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A "reverse boycott" where a group of people gather to support an eco-friendly store by purchasing its goods.
I recently stumbled across a surprising entry into the frozen food marketplace: Joy of Cooking branded meals. In one of the odder developments in food marketing, it seems that the venerable American cookbook has licensed its name to a prepared food product. Its tagline is "the taste of homemade without all the work."
A website marketing the products (letjoyin.com)
gives life to the cookbook by creating an actual character named "Joy," an
iconic/ironic fifties housewife pitted against her fast-food loving dolt
of a husband, nemesis, "the Kitchen Dragon of Dinnertime Stress."
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Brüno (Sacha Baron Cohen) confuses Hamas with a certain puréed bean dish.
Upcoming food and wine events for the week of July 8-15.
Upcoming food and wine events for the week of July 8-15.
The Wall Street Journal reports that New York magazine is taking its Grub Street blog national, with food coverage in Boston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Chicago, in addition to New York. It launches on Sunday. Via Eat Me Daily.
The G8 nations have agreed to pledge $20 billion to support agriculture projects in poor countries, help fight hunger, and control spiking food prices.
Food writer Mark Bittman talks with Splice Today about his career in journalism, the online food space, and the importance (not so much, really) of Twitter and Facebook. Via Romenesko.
From the McGriddle to the Volcano Taco, the "most vile looking fast food menu items of all time.
The Wall Street Journal questions the impact of laws requiring chain restaurants to disclosure calorie content, citing a lack of scientific support and the problem of "compensation" meals.
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has issued an executive directive mandating that food procured by city government meet certain healthy guidelines. The directive also calls for city departments to audit empty ots, rooftops, and other of unused that could be turned into community gardens or farms.
