May 9, 2008

Op-Ed

First They Came for the Pork Buns

Eric Asimov laments the Department of Health's closing of Chinatown's Mei Lai Wah Coffee House. Comparing this grungy shrine to roast pork buns to some of the funkiest mold-covered wine cellars in Europe, he wonders whether an exception should have been made: "However unappealing such places might be to modern eyes should not success over time earn them a pass?"

Policy

Asparagus in Winter? That's Criminal

Your daily Ramsay: Chef Gordon Ramsay wants restaurants to only serve seasonal vegetables, and he'd like to see them fined if they don't: "I don't want to see asparagus in the middle of December. I don't want to see strawberries from Kenya in the middle of March. I want to see it home-grown...There should be stringent laws, licensing laws, to make sure produce is only used in season and season only."

May 8, 2008

Art and Design

Eggcidents Happen

Several 100-foot wide sunny-side up eggs presently grace the city square of Leeuwarden, a town in the north of the Netherlands.

How To

Suckling Pig 101

At Food & Wine, chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten shows you how to roast a suckling pig.

Language

Ramsay's Profane Progeny

Foul-mouthed chef Gordon Ramsay, presently under fire from the Catholic Church, is now concerned with his son's swearing. "Yesterday he came running in and said, 'Dad, what's a wanker?','' said Ramsay. "I explained to him it meant like being a bit of an idiot and he replied, 'Oh, you mean like a knob?'." Ba-dum-dum.

May 7, 2008

Gardening

Tomato Turn-On

Have you ever touched your tomatoes? Lightly brushing their leaves with your hands stimulates a growth hormone that encourages stockier growth.

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