Wanted: Big Food Fix

August 22, 2010

I’ve been away for a stretch, and my family and I haven’t missed the pervasive environment of junk food back home in the USA. Health experts and concerned citizens have discussed the matter in detail while offering ambitious solutions, but without wide-scale environmental changes, junk food will continue to dominate much of our food landscape. Natasha Singer condenses the realities today in The New York Times.

Chowder for the Wolf at the Door

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Apple Soup Sendoff

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Peppered Corn Meal

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Pisco and pastries south of the world

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