Not until Carrie Oliver made me do it, did I put so much effort into thinking about beef. Before that encounter, beef was simply a protein option for my dinner. Now, thanks to Carrie, I’ll never look at it, let alone taste beef the same way again. It all started when Mr. Oyster and I...
This post is out of context for this blog, but sustainability, health and food safety are required to participate in what makes us who we are through our food and culture. As such I felt compelled to share what I learned in the “10 Americans” discussion held in Marin County, just across the Golden Gate Bridge from...
Fugu fish eating can be dangerous business, but that does not stop it from being a national pastime. Just this past week, the San Francisco Chronicle reported another case of poisoning. The poison, tetrodotoxin is 100 times more powerful the potassium cyanide – Agatha Christie eat your heart out. No antidote exists for the powerful neurotoxins this...
Adrienne at Gastroanthropology was the inspiration for this piece. She did a wonderful post called Fish Futures and touched on sustainability, which got me thinking. When I’ve eaten out recently, especially at restaurants billing themselves as sustainable, the experience can be as much of an education as it is about appreciation of a wonderful meal. It dawned...
