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…
Whisk(e)y fueled ‘debate’
There was The Hack, sitting there in a fifth floor conference room at the posh Graves Hotel in downtown Minneapolis, attending another food and drink event. He did that a lot for his job—but that job was gone. Laid off…
Money shots and marinade
After a decade of writing about food and restaurants for actual publications, and, in particular, being the photographer for all my work, there is a food shot I’ve come to appreciate the most. And that’s shown above. The “After” shot.…
A better grind
It surprised me to admit I’ve become something of a coffee aficionado. I was forced to acknowledge that when, during my annual e-mail in-box dump that there was $90-worth of Amazon gift cards accumulated from the past two Holiday…
Juan Gil, straight up.
There it is. A nice label. Nothing spectacular, just a simple sticker, but inside, a straightforward, great wine. Introduced to me by Harold, who came for a visit during the winter (his bottle was a 2008). Cost? Under twenty bucks,…