Arizona Iced Tea Comes Clean
Too funny: here’s one hazard of faking your brand. Arizona Iced Tea is coming under fire for the state’s new immigration law, so the company is now going out of its way to tell people that it’s based in New York. (Via Atlantic Food.) Link.
Veganizing Betty Crocker
As I noted in my Jamie Oliver review yesterday, I’m a sucker for anyone who sets insanely ambitious goals. A couple months ago, I wrote about PinkVegan, who’s blogging her way through every last recipe in Goudreau’s The Vegan Table< and Ronnen’s The Conscious Cook. Her latest entry, for Ronnen’s “Artichoke Ricotta Tortellini With Saffron […]
Bill Maher on Beef and Microwaves
Bill Maher is among the most admired vegan celebrities out there. Just one problem: he’s not vegan. A reader emailed me: Listening to the podcast version of his latest show [iTunes link] (#179, aired 4/9), he talks about how he eats beef, how cooking food kills its life force (I can’t tell if he’s saying […]
Michael Pollan Dodges the Discussion with Jonathan Safran Foer
The Huffington Post just published a long interview with Michael Pollan that covers, among other things, the criticism he’s received by Eating Animals author Jonathan Safran Foer. Pollan’s response, in part: Well, look, nobody is anti-meat enough for the animal-rights purists, except for someone who says that eating meat is morally indefensible. So there’s certain […]
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution: Episode 3 Review
As I finished watching Episode 3 of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, I realized the program has cemented its place in my heart as my favorite new TV show. In this episode, Oliver’s work is starting to gain traction, and he’s given the opportunity to bring his reform efforts to the local high school. Here, the […]
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Episode 2 Review
I just watched Episode 2 of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. Last time around, after watching the first episode, I announced I was hooked. And now, even more so. I can’t begin to tell you how shocked I am that I find this show of interest, since it combines two television genres that I normally find […]