Category Archives: seen&heard

nyc: photographic interlude

Some photos from my recent trip to New York City. Can you guess what they are and where they were taken?

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cool links

Here are some links to some food-related stories and content I’ve been looking at recently: Short films on food from the Media that Matters Film Festival (by way of Slow Food) 10 restaurants around the world worth the cost of … Continue reading

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information wants to be free

From savetheinternet.com: “This is about Internet freedom. ‘Network Neutrality’ — the First Amendment of the Internet — ensures that the public can view the smallest blog just as easily as the largest corporate Web site by preventing Internet companies like … Continue reading

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food ethics

Salon.com recently ran an interview of Peter Singer, an ethicist whose latest book “The Way We Eat” examines modern agribusiness and ethics. In the interview, Singer brings up an interesting point regarding the local food movement: “California rice is produced … Continue reading

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how to buy cake pans

Rose Levy Beranbaum has some words of wisdom on her blog regarding the purchase of cake pans. Apparently, manufacturers of cake pans have been shrinking their products, so your 9 inch loaf pan may not actually be 9 inches long. … Continue reading

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