Last week the American Medical Association (AMA) officially declared obesity a disease. The political and social motivations behind this are obvious. Obesity has become a scourge on our nation with at least a third of Americans affected. As waistlines continue…
Category: Current Affairs
Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011
On magazines in the new age, and blue cheese butter
It’s been recorded at least once or twice in this electronic logbook how busy The Hack has become. It’s true. Yet he keeps thinking about The Bloated Belly and its subdued anarchy, and misses it. But the day job calls,…
FDA pushes antibiotics reduction in food-producing animals
FDA Issues Draft Guidance on the Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobials in Food-Producing Animals The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued draft guidance intended to help reduce the development of resistance to medically important antimicrobial drugs used in…
Russo to move Heartland to Lowertown
By The Hack Most of you saw the story in the Strib yesterday, but if not, Rick Nelson reported that Lenny Russo, the chef and owner at Heartland Restaurant will likely move to St. Paul's Lowertown neighborhood, adjacent to the…
Minneapolis approves expansion of mobile food vending Downtown
Maybe I was too self absorbed this weekend, but I missed the official passage. Finally! The note is the official city release. —The Hack April 2, 2010 (MINNEAPOLIS) The Minneapolis City Council today unanimously approved the expansion of mobile food…
Fork the Fire
By The Hack As y'all already know, the Twin Cities lost (at least temporarily) Heidi's and Blackbird, two great Minneapolis restaurants (along with a number of other fine businesses) in a fire last month. To help out those who have…
Eating dogs, cats, could be off the menu…in China
By The Hack As a cat owner and dog owner who doesn't look upon them as potential protein source, I would likely have tried one of these traditional dishes if I ever I travel to China, and it was presented…
Saffron’s Sameh Wadi first Minnesota chef to compete in Iron Chef
A fella we’re lucky to have in town. –The Hack Chef Sameh Wadi, owner of Saffron Restaurant & Lounge will be the first Minnesotan to compete on Iron Chef America when he appears on the show later this month. Chef Wadi will…
Thanksgiving, post-game
By The Hack The Hack is not one for tradition, for a variety of reasons. But a few have snuck upon him, if only because he rejected some and joined or inadvertently started something else, which then repeated as annual…