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California Cabs again?
I am really amazed at how so many Americans default to Napa Valley Varietals and a Cab no less to wipe out the flavor of any Thanksgiving dinner, no even if the food needs wiping out. The Europeans have it all over these varietals with their regional cuvées. I believe wine pairings should be the focus and not a one fits all approach. Bravo to the ...
Posted to Drink by pfriar on November 21, 2009
Run, Chicken, Run
As a vegan who lives in the country, grows as much of her own food as she can, and works for Farm Sanctuary, which operates the largest rescue and refuge network for farm animals in North America, I find, ''Notes on the urban chicken movement'' deeply disturbing. To enter into the business of killing, and continuing to do so – fighting every ...
Posted to Food by tbarry on June 13, 2008
We "invented" dogs?
Take an animal husbandry class. We invented more than just dogs, we ''invented'' every single domesticated species on the planet. You think thoroughbred horses are just found wild? Or Hereford cattle? Or how about the Japanese Wagyu cattle which produce $300 per pound Kobe beef? Yeah Kobe beef doesn't come from that same scrawny cow that gave you ...
Posted to Human Nature by slysly77 on April 17, 2008