Brian Skerry reveals ocean’s glory — and horror | Video on TED.com. fantastic talk about over-fishing, ocean degradation and restoration. i’ve been trying to give up fish recently and it has been tough going. i will definitely try harder now.

Video: Bob Kramer, master knifemaker and bladesmith. A true craftsman. – (37signals). $300 an inch for his knives with a 14-month waiting list. damn.

Why A Salad Costs More Than A Big Mac – The Consumerist. nice infographic of subsidy versus nutrition.

36 hours in Vancouver – NYTimes.com. Vij’s & Rangoli are going to be so stupidly busy for the next 3 weeks. People line up there before the restaurant opens on a normal day let along during the olympics.

thestar.com iPhone : Raj Patel coming to Toronto for free talk. looks interesting. author of The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy. via josh.

The 11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating – Well Blog – NYTimes.com. really not a fan of beats. frozen blueberry’s ain’t a bad idea.

Spinach and Zucchini Soup Recipe – 101 Cookbooks. makes for a good puree soup. i added about a tablespoon of green curry paste too. it gave it some kick but nothing overwhelming.

Duggan’s Brewery. new brew-pub in downtown toronto.

Farmers fleeing Ontarios Greenbelt – The Globe and Mail. animal farmers specifically but issue discusses farmer’s at large in the greenbelt. it’s a shame the GTA doesn’t get more of its produce from the greenbelt.

Asparagus Stir-Fry Recipe – 101 Cookbooks. this is the first recipe i’ve followed from this site. it was really quite good. and i now know what hoisan sauce is. via sean.

Flowchart : What Cereal Should I Eat?. I don’t know why I found this so funny.

Sake maker says he’s brewing the next big thing – The Globe and Mail. guy in vancouver who took early retirement and started making high-end sake. great story.

Thomas Keller’s 45-step Iceberg-lettuce salad and other home recipes – The Globe and Mail. “The iceberg salad, for example, requires the use of an oven for roasted tomatoes, then instructs you to sauté chopped up slabs of apple-wood-smoked bacon for 30 minutes before consulting another section for the blue-cheese dressing, whose instructions in turn call for a cup of aioli, a garlic mayonnaise whose recipe can be found at the back, under ‘basics.’”

Portland’s roadside eats – The Globe and Mail. great write-up about the variety of street food vendors in Portland. Too bad Toronto just has piles of generic hot dogs.

How to Dice an Onion : Easy steps to do it safely and neatly – CHOW. nice little video from CHOW. I’ve started cooking a lot more lately and there’s clearly some basic things i do not know.

cabel.name: The Best Fast Food Receipt. has the nutritional info for your exact order. that’s pretty damn smart. via ram.

New York Restaurant Loses Its Appetite for Cash – WSJ.com. only takes credit and debit now. nice little add-on video about online currencies as well.

Norman Borlaug, dead at 95

Norman Borlaug, who is regarded as having saved more lives than any other human in history, died yesterday at the age of 95. The New York Times has a great obituary which I’d highly recommend reading.

Though not a household name, Borlaug is widely credited for the creation of “semi-dwarf high-yield, disease-resistant wheat varietals” which, between 1965 and 1970, doubled wheat yields in Pakistan and India and saved upwards of 1 billion people from starvation. For this, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970.

TheStar.com | Coronation grapes rule. i discovered coronation grapes last week. they are certified amazing.

Di Fara Pizza, a Brooklyn Legend, Raises its Price to $5 a Slice – NYTimes.com. all about slices in the new york economy.