Dying from Dye

A bowl of high-sugar, multi-colored grain pellets marketed as breakfast cereal, with a silly, cartoon rabbit on the package.  A dish of fluorescent orange macaroni and ‘cheese’ (although, many packaged brands don’t actually even have real cheese in the ingredients…) with the image of Spiderman on the box.  A chilled glass of Kool-Aid to provide ‘refreshment’ […]

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No Tamari, Please

It happened again today. I was dining at a Japanese restaurant with a friend, very much in the mood for sashimi, and I gave the usual briefing to the server- no gluten, so soy, no dairy. She assured me the items I’d selected would, indeed, be free of all of the above, (not too hard […]

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Why Restaurants Should Keep Their Bread. Pardon?

Oh, dear. A rally of support to keep the bread basket coming to the table as part and parcel of a typical dining experience, from a recent article in New York Serious Eats. Citing reasons such as “the key is everything in moderation”,  “bread can be part of a healthy diet” and, my favorite, “if you’re […]

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Hacking The Hacker’s Lifestyle

What a concept:  imagine if what we ate played a role in our ability to perform at a high level in the workplace and tap into our creative potential much more so that if we try to do so under the influence (of loads of sugar, caffeine and nothing of any nutritional value!). Hello? While […]

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