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Why are Americans fat? : The New Yorker

derek — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:27:56 GMT

Quoted: BOOKS about recent publications on the fat epidemic, obesity, and overeating. Writer tells about Katherine Flegal, a researcher at the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention. Reviewing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, Flegal noticed that during the nineteen eighties, the number of American adults who…

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Open Tables, Even at Per Se - Diner’s Journal Blog - NYTimes.com

derek — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:37:21 GMT

Same day reservations at Per Se ... yikes, things are bad.

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Mom goes to WholeFoods - tequilaanddonuts - Open Salon

derek — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:15:55 GMT

Quoted: "I'm by the cheese. They sure have a lot of it here. I'm in line to get a cheese sample from the cheese some in year."
"Cheese some in year?"
"You know, the fancy cheese man. They have cheese some in years at nice restaurants."

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Pizza Fritta - traditional Neapolitan deep-fried pizza

derek — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:50:31 GMT

Dude ... I'm totally doing this. Pure genius ...

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Cookbooks | World's Largest Cookbook Selection at Jessica's Biscuit - ecookbooks.com | Cookbooks, Cookbook Recipes for Chefs

derek — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:35:48 GMT

Cheaper than Amazon on most cookbooks, free shipping.

Quoted: Jessica's Biscuit - ecookbooks.com: cookbooks and cook book recipes, over 14,000 cookbook titles at great discount prices, including bestsellers, bargain books, rare and out of print cookbooks, free cookbooks and cook book recipes, America's Cookbook Store

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The Rules of the Game, Seattle International District | MSG150

derek — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:09:05 GMT

Quoted: The basic premise of the MSG150* is this: Over the next year or so we will eat lunch at every restaurant in Seattle's International District (aka Chinatown) and (a) collect interesting data, (b) write funny and useful reviews, and (c) make a million dollars.

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Chef Shots: Wylie Dufresne | Metromix New York

derek — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:20:39 GMT

That is pretty awesome.

Quoted: wd-50’s mad scientist shows us the genesis of his ice cream bagel

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What does it take to get a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence? « Osteria L’Intrepido di Milano

derek — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:29:33 GMT

Wow, a fake restaurant and an intentionally terrible wine list wins Spectator's "award of excellence". Awesome.

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The Revolution Will Not Be Pasteurized: Inside the raw-milk underground, By Nathanael Johnson (Harper's Magazine)

derek — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:32:50 GMT

Quoted: Two officers had even infiltrated the farmer’s inner circle, obtaining for themselves samples of his product. Lab tests confirmed their suspicions. It was raw milk. The unpasteurized stuff. Now the time had come to take him down.

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Conspicuous Consumption (Metro Times Detroit)

derek — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:42:29 GMT

Quoted: Detroit's alternative online community from the publishers of Detroit's most popular, award-winning alternative newsweekly; features the most comprehensive city-wide information available on the Detroit, Michigan area.

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