I am nine days out from the publication date of The American Way of Eating. Let the countdown begin until you reach the day where you can buy it. I’ll be dribbling out reasons over the next nine days, counting back from ten. Reason # 10 to Buy a Copy of the American Way of … Read more
Great piece over at Politico on an economist’s study showing that Alabama’s stringent new immigration legislation is costing the state anywhere from $2 billion to $11 billion in lost revenues.
The Whole Foods press release copy was pretty trite (“Frugal is the new black!”*) for this post about America’s cost-conscious consumption. But the actual content—findings from a WF-commissione survey of American’s shopping habits—was pretty striking. The poll of 2,100 Americans in August found: 74 percent wouldn’t compromise on the quality of the food they buy … Read more
The newsperson in me hates that these writers are deconstructing the term “foodie,” and all that is wrong with it. (Me first! My story!) But the rest of me is so happy to see a broad cohort of food blogging folks take it on. Most notably, this morning on Gadling, Seattle-based Lauren Miller takes on … Read more
I spent the day after New Year’s careening—if a resolute dedication to the speed limit can be called careening—down I-80 from Detroit to Brooklyn, so it’s taken be a few days to double back and re-listen to this beautiful piece by NPR correpondent Alix Spiegel, What Vietnam Taught Us About Breaking Bad Habits. What I … Read more
It’s been a couple good days here in the AWE offices. (Note: by “office,” I do mean “laptop perched on lap in apartment I’m settling back into after 3 years of reporting from, more or less, my ’94 Ford Escort”). First, the trenchant Stacy Mitchell published a piece on Walmart’s increasing control of our food … Read more
Today’s procrastination bonus: The American Way of Eating is in the top 20 new releases being sold on Amazon in the “Poverty” category. I can’t imagine that it’s incredibly competitive as a category, but at least I beat out the reference text on disability. (Which is plenty important, but it not the sort of book … Read more
All my life, I’ve been looking for this: A smart, easy take on how to make Hamburger Helper from Scratch. In fact, I did a quick experiment for the book showing that it was cheaper to make Hamburger Helper from scratch—and just as easy. (Formal stats: 43 percent cheaper, 1 minute longer.) But that was … Read more
In the crushing buildup to the holiday, I nearly missed this scuffle in New York over Walmart’s ongoing effort to open stores in the city. Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer released a report a couple weeks ago suggesting that adding a Walmart to Harlem would force local businesses to close. That’s a reasonable fear, … Read more
I don’t have much in the way of fact to add to Jane Black’s summary of this interesting new study from UC-Davis researchers showing that it’s not America’s poor who are eating fast food, but our middle class. But I think this is interesting: Figuring out how to make healthier food rival the drive-through for … Read more
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