Archive for November, 2009
Senate Bill Would Require E. Coli Testing
Citing public concern about the safety of ground beef, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has introduced legislation that would require companies to test for a deadly E. coli strain.
No commentsMau-Mauing the Flesh Eaters
Jonathan Safran Foer is just the latest in a long line of distinguished literary vegetarians.
E. Coli Outbreak Traced to Company That Halted Testing of Ground Beef
Slaughterhouses conduct their own testing for the pathogen E. coli but have resisted independent testing by grinders.
Hop Off the Wheel and Taste Paris
The food at Le Relais de Venise recalls an era of silver plate and good manners, the simplicity of salad, steak and fries, heavy on the salt and butter, rich as a cardiologist.
E. Coli Kills 2 and Sickens Many; Focus Is on Beef
Two people, one from New Hampshire and another from upstate New York, have died after eating ground beef that may be responsible for an E. coli outbreak.
No commentsThe Carnivore’s Dilemma
Singling out meat-eating as harmful to the environment is overly simplistic. Encouraging judicious choices for all types of food is a better approach.
Slaughterhouse Live
A new generation of carnivores is learning to butcher, and in some cases, slaughter their own animals think of it as do-it-yourself meat.
From Field, Not Feedlot, to You
Shoppers can now find carefully sourced and butchered local meats in Jake Dickson’s airy no-frills store in Chelsea.
No commentsIf It’s on a Bun, It’s a Burger
At 25 Burgers, the choices include traditional ground beef, or alternatives like pulled pork, blue-claw crab, turkey or vegetarian patties.
No commentsAgainst Meat
Changing what we eat and letting tastes fade from memory create a kind of cultural loss, a forgetting.