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Mark Bittman

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    March 26, 2012

    The Ethicist's Challenge: Explain to Us Why We Should Eat Meat

    ​This weekend, Ariel Kaminer, author of the New York Times magazine's "Ethicist" column, announced one of the most interesting essay contests SFoodie has seen. "In recent years, vegetarians -- and to an even greater degree vegans, their hard-core inner circle -- have dominated the discussion ... More >>

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    March 16, 2012

    Kristen Bell Goes Vegan, Ricky Gervais Loves Bunnies, and Vegan Shamrock Shakes!

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  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Should We Be Replacing Chicken With Faux Meat?

    ​This weekend, the New York Times' food-policy opinionator and recipe columnist Mark Bittman, a longtime opponent of processed foods, came out in favor of faux chicken. He's found a chicken substitute so, uh, lifelike in its texture that it fooled him in several taste tests. Ever since his 2009 b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    Should We Be Regulating Sugar Use?

    ​There is a growing momentum to begin treating refined sugars -- white table sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, the "evaporated cane juice" natural-foods products advertise on their labels -- in the same way we do alcohol and tobacco: as a dangerous substance that we should only ingest in limited qu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    One in Four Packages of Meat Is Contaminated With Antibiotic-Resistant Bugs

    ​Mark Bittman, who has segued from being the New York Times' alpha recipe writer to being its alpha food-politics writer, ran a blistering opinion piece this week on the FDA's failure to check antibiotic use on farms. So many farmers have been feeding antibiotics to their livestock that the FDA be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    "Zookeeper" Sucks, Fish Is Full of Plastic, and S.F. Vegan Happy Hour!

    ​ • Tonight is SF Vegan Happy Hour! They're really fun potlucks with great food and drinking and drugs (WHAT NO THAT'S CRAZY AND ILLEGAL). Go meet cool vegans and eat until you explode! It's Friday, baby! • This is huge news: United Egg Producers has partnered with the Humane Society of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    More New York Love for Mission Chinese Food, Food Trucks Selling Junk to Students

    ​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media. 1. The NYT looooooves Mission Chinese Food. Mark Bittman at the New York Times writes a lovely rave of Mission Chinese Food. The piece came on top of an "Edible Selvy" feature on MCF ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Pissing Off Perez Hilton, Cooling Sweaty Balls, Saving Giant Squid

    ​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. •Baby season has begun at Marin-based wildlife rescue Wildcare, and its staff needs you to sponsor some babies so that they may live their baby lives and then be reintegrated into animal society and attend animal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Cute Roullete, Outlawing Battery Cages, and Vegan Waffle Parties

    ​ SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • Introducing Cute Roulette! It's Chat Roulette but instead some guys wang-dang-doodle, you see an adorable kitten. I call bullshit! • CNN's coverage of those jerks bashing in calves heads with pickaxes is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Vegans Help Japan, Nate Appleman Tweaks the Burrito, and Puppies Heart Cabbage!

    ​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • The earthquake, aftershocks, tsunami, and subsequent devastation in Japan are heavy on the minds of pretty much everyone with a soul. It's heartbreaking, and the absolute WORST. If you're looking for ways to he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2011

    Bittman Blasts McDonald's, Old People Say No to Meat Loaf, Wholesome Bakery Rules!

    ​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • Mark Bittman writes a lot (and I mean a lot) about how fucked McDonald's oatmeal is and how basically, it's a reflection of how fucked the company is and how they don't give two shits about anything but getting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    The Power of Oprah, the Stupidity of 'Meat Week,' and ― Eww ― Vulva Cake!

    ​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • So, Oprah's Tuesday episode was dedicated to veganism ― and meat-eating issues in general ― and it's pretty much the only thing vegans could talk about all week. I mean, she IS the big O and so yeah, celebr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    Eat a Goddamn Carrot, Go to Fresno, Save a Fish

    ​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • The Onion has this amazing video up of what the FDA could be like if they were honest. You just buy a bag of fucking carrots and you eat them the way you'd normally eat a package of hot dogs, okay? Watch: • ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Are There Any Food-Related Cyber Monday Deals Worth Getting?

    Online retailers are apparently stampeding after customers today.​SFoodie had never heard about Cyber Monday until this year, even though it was created in 2005. Yesterday, our Twitter feed began spilling forth a torrent of blips about Cyber Monday deals. Today the tweetstream has risen higher. So ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2009

    Doggy Bag: Perfection is Overrated

    Lonely Bob/FlickrIt'll be good -- however it turns out.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Baked for Thanksgiving: Civil Eats' Paula Crossfield goes poking around the New York Times, and comes up with Mark Bittman, who on Sunday invited readers to take a massive bong hit tomorrow and just r ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 31, 2008

    Mizrahi Needs a Cookbook?

    Lonely Bob/FlickrIt'll be good -- however it turns out.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Baked for Thanksgiving: Civil Eats' Paula Crossfield goes poking around the New York Times, and comes up with Mark Bittman, who on Sunday invited readers to take a massive bong hit tomorrow and just r ... More >>

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