The Stream re-cap: junk food, marketing, and more
On Thursday afternoon, I had the exciting opportunity to join Yazmin Khan, Yoni Freedhoff, and Hemi Weingarten on Google Hangout to talk to Michael Moss, author of Salt Sugar Fat. […]
Category Archives: Food Distribution and Resources
One way of looking at “Foodies”
Back when I managed book exhibits at scholarly conferences, I noted the frequency with which book-booth neighbors would pass the time by talking about good, sophisticated food options in a […]
Philosophy of a Philly Foodie
Let’s get some assumptions out of the way, shall we? You don’t have to eat expensively to eat healthy food. You don’t have to eat expensively to eat delicious food. […]
Quick Hit: Mayor buys healthy food with stamps, is very hungry
You’re probably seeing all kinds of headlines about Newark Mayor Cory Booker and his participation in a challenge to see what it’s like to eat off of food stamps. But […]
The Future of Food
Or rather, the present: all of these innovations of technology and urban design are happening now, although they are still under development and, in many cases, need creative minds and […]
Fried chicken for every family and other myths of Southern food
[Cross-posted at Flyover Feminism, an excellent blog for activists in the middle states and other areas often overlooked by major media.] It happened again. I was reading an otherwise perfectly […]
I’m Starved for You by Margaret Atwood
Slow as usual to catch up with the spirit of the times, I still haven’t quite gotten the hang of Twitter. I’m a seasoned haikuist but 140 characters is a […]
