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

The Minimalist – Recipes for 101 Simple Salads for the Season – NYTimes.com. ten would have been fine.

TheStar.com | living | Charlie’s offers good deal on great food. a mystery location, invite only, special occasion “anti-restaurant” here in toronto.

KFC No Longer Permitted To Use Word ‘Eat’ In Advertisements | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source. “Any implication that a consumer could or should ‘enjoy’ a KFC Crispy Strip fails to meet these standards, and presents an unlawful deception to consumers”

Hot Stuff in a Squeeze Bottle – NYTimes.com. that standard sriratcha sauce at every pho place is actually from Los Angeles.

Personal Health – Paying a Price for Loving Red Meat – NYTimes.com. “In the United States, livestock production accounts for 55 percent of the erosion process, 37 percent of pesticides applied, 50 percent of antibiotics consumed, and a third of total discharge of nitrogen and phosphorus to surface water.” That seems about as sustainable as a subprime mortgage scheme.

VeganYumYum » Eggplant and Pine Nut Rolled Lasagna. i need to cook at home more. also, this site has really great articles and photos considering it’s just one person.

farmer in chief

I’d highly recommend everyone watch this interview with Michael Pollen on Bill Moyers Journal. It’s about 20 minutes long but in its two parts, Pollen explains the massive connection between farm subsidies, our diets, big business, and energy independence. He makes the political side of the issue seem hopeless but also provides some very useful and hopeful advise on how contribute to a new outlook on food. There was also one factoid that Pollen mentioned in the interview that really blew me away. From his related New York Times Magazine article entitled An Open Letter to the Next Farmer in Chief:

[During World War II, Eleanor Roosevelt] helped start a Victory Garden movement that ended up making a substantial contribution to feeding the nation in wartime. (Less well known is the fact that Roosevelt planted this garden over the objections of the U.S.D.A., which feared home gardening would hurt the American food industry.) By the end of the war, more than 20 million home gardens were supplying 40 percent of the produce consumed in America.”

40 percent of all consumed produce. Think about that. Imagine if you produced 4 out of 10 of the pieces of produce you ate every day?

The Burrito Boyz Split Up. random.

The Economist Branded Pizza Boxes. that’s cool.

Torontoist: Terroni Abhors Your Unsophisticated Palate. the service is usually sub-par at the queen street location. luckily the pizza is great.

City Cafe in Kitchener, ON doesn’t have a cash register. another example of simply trusting people to pay and focus on what actually creates value.

Seven New Sandwiches Try to Make It in New York – New York Times. i do love me a good sandwich.

eggbeater: Chef Owners Who Work The Line. random write-up about working at the French Laundry and the restaurant business.

Necessary Ingredients “Four top American chefs talk about the custom designs and unique tools that define their celebrated kitchens.”

Gordon Ramsay eats his own words – Telegraph. it’s insane how the restaurant business works. being a chef strike me as a terrible job.

A conversation with chef Thomas Keller – Charlie Rose. great interview about food and the restaurant business.

dishola. review restaurants by the dish. maybe i’ll find some new gems in seattle this way.

I Love You, but You Love Meat – New York Times “I’m not a vegangelical”

Tests find hazardous levels of mercury in tuna sushi in New York – International Herald Tribune “Eight of the 44 pieces of sushi The Times purchased from local restaurants and stores in October had mercury levels so high that the FDA could take legal action to remove the fish from the market.” holy crap. via josh.