online archive
6:00PM
SEP 27 2007
Don't even think of touching that cupcake
A review of Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World's Food System by Raj Patel. Why we eat and eat what we do: An excerpt from Moveable Feasts: The History, Science, and Lore of Food by Gregory McNamee. A review of Fasting: Spiritual Freedom Beyond Our Appetites by Lynne M. Baab. An article on ketchup vs. salsa, by the numbers. He held good taste to be self-evident: A review of Thomas Jefferson on Wine by John Hailman. The father of our coffee culture: If you're a java snob, thank Alfred Peet, who died last month. It takes a tough lady to come out in favour of drinking these days: A review of The Joy of Drinking by Barbara Holland. Food, inglorious food: Paul Levy on his decision to opt out of the macho food-writing movement. Don’t even think of touching that cupcake: It’s a haute Betty Crocker treat for us grown-ups, but devil’s food for our little angels. Table manners: A review of Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter by Phoebe Damrosch.
