I was going to call this post in-food-mation. But it just doesn’t have that special ring to it. Save the Delicatessen Journalist and author David Sax is concerned with the future of the Jewish delicatessen and what the worldwide decline in the deli means for the future of cured meat and sandwich artistry. His book […]
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Vegans Help Haiti
Hey Vegans! As of last Monday, vegans across the US had raised $10,000 for Haiti relief according to a post on the Post Punk Kitchen blog. That number will increase this Sunday as Portland vegans host their very own bake sale for Haiti at People’s Co-Op and add their cash to the Kitty. Why not […]
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iPad and Home Cooks Sitting In a Tree, C-O-O-K-I-N-G
I was a bit down on the iPad before its unveiling on Wednesday. I said some cynical things at our weekly editor’s meeting, sure, but from the reaction of my co-workers, you would’ve thought I was suggesting the Pope Steve Jobs shove his pointy hat up his own ass (not that I’d ever say anything […]
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This Week’s Mercury Food Section
Before we begin, I wanted to mention Jezebel.com picked up our reporting on the Whole Foods “no fatties” policy. Much of the credit goes to the pie-fueled Matt Davis who hovered about and cajoled me enough to do some actual work for a change. Thanks. Now then… This week’s Last Supper is one in a […]
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Danke Großmutter!
The Berlin Inn’s German Granny Comfort Food
The Berlin Inn’s German granny food.
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C’mon! Really!?
Just… No. “It’s a little weird to sit on a sweaty yoga mat and eat soup,” said one woman, not pausing as she spooned up a smooth, cinnamon-spiked butternut squash purée from a bamboo bowl. “But people are used to doing some weird things in yoga class.” And, also Friday’s event at Exhale Spa was […]
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Breaking: Does Whole Foods’ New “No Fatties” Employee Incentive Program Break The Law?
WHOLE FOODS: NEW COMPANY POLICY? Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) has “serious concerns” about a new Whole Foods employee incentive program aimed at reducing the company’s health costs. The voluntary plan announced earlier this week by Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, the Team Member Healthy Discount Incentive Program, increases employees’ 20% in-store discount […]
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Today In Getting Your Business
I can’t tell if this is a desperate ploy or brilliant plan, but either way the small-food-and-foam emporium, H50, is trying to get your ass into their tasteful, if somewhat Z Gallery-ish, dining room. The ploy? For a limited time, beginning February 2nd, H50 will give patrons who come into the restaurant on Tuesday nights […]
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This is Why I’m Fat: Counting Calories with Burgerville
I’ve known for some time that Burgerville was implementing a program to print nutritional information receipts, but given the program was only being tested in a select few franchises, I hadn’t seen it in action. That was until the week before last when a gnawing hunger brought on by too much whiskey steered me into […]
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The Mercury Whiskey Issue: Mr. Mayhew Recommends
Researching the Understanding Whiskey piece in this week’s feature meant sitting in the dining room of whiskey expert Lance Mayhew and tasting my way through his tremendous selection of whiskeys both rare and not so rare. Poor me. But, in fact, it was a tough evening. I had to fight to stay sober enough to […]
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This Week’s Mercury Whiskey Issue: The Lost Taster
She Knows the Taste of Fire! Sarah Mirk, from what I understand, is not that much of a drinker. The last time I was in her presence while she was imbibing, she was a mean drunk, as if the alcohol were eating away the kind, giddy, earnest exterior to reveal her darker nature. When it […]
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Adventures in Whiskey
Tips for the Novice from the Accidental Hedonist
Your adventures in whiskey start with a single dram. Just don’t let the “experts” ruin your fun.