energy intensive, produces hudge amount of waste products (waste water) and the recovery from a whole fish is v. low in the range of 20-30%....basically if you buy the main ingredient for next to nothing you can make profit....

not because they CANT do it themlseves but because the marginal decision of "would i rather have {+$X in my bank account + do task Y myself, losing time T to do something i’d rather be doing} OR {have -$X in my bank account,...

much metal. Too much plastic. Too many display cases with too many colors. Too much wax and shine. Too much energy being consumed by too much lighting. Too much marketing-research-informed pandering. There’s just so much...

I was two hours late, but picked up on the energy anyway (and some of the food) and met some warm and friendly people. The spinach pie was just sublime. I think $10 wouldn’t be too much to ask for such a great time. No...

My only drawback with making a small loaf a day is the energy cost. I currently bake once a week – three loaves of bread, muffins and sometimes cookies. This week I’m going to try crackers!

Lunch.... Sandwich, Fries, Soda > Dinner.... Grilled or Roasted Meat, Potatoes, Breads & Starches, Beer > Snacks... Engergy Bar, Energy Drink, Coffee, Trail Mix, Granola Bar, Juice etc., For this highly common group the intake of...

Having started the “change” part of this thread, (and the digressions into plate removal, et al. are the reason chowhound is the great site it is), I will make the point again that it doesn’t take any more...

Dale needs some female energy; perhaps he’ll synch up his cycle with the girls and mellow out. PAM special? Please tell me you’re joking. As for the Uncle Ben’s, I was initially all snooty about it then realized...

You’re welcome. I actually kind of find it scary that I remember something like this. I think I spend too much energy thinking about top Chef. : )

't build up in the first place. Considering the savings in time and resources (you’re cooking cheaper, tougher cuts of meat; less energy used to heat the food; and you can do things like steam corn on the cob with a half...

, often without seats, doing take-out business exclusively, serving a full extensive Jamaican menu (oxtail, goat, etc) but focusing all their energies on one single food item: the jerk chicken. Crucially, this jerk chicken is...

feature of who we are. But I, for example, sometimes settle for Alpha Donuts (which are merely very good) when I can’t summon the energy to run the 40 miles to Westport for the ambrosial chocolate numbers at Coffee An' I...

personal diligence and the amazing amount of time and energy I devote to the subject of food :-). Nobody is ever going to convince me that I have a non-discriminatory palate. Plus, I wasn’t singling anybody out, although by...

Heh. Please (this goes for everyone!) don’t ever mistake my enthusiasm or the vehemence with which I sometimes deliver my points as any sort of negative energy addressed at you. I just get all excited about this stuff, and...

small farms, and because they’re close to home, don’t use enormous amounts of energy to get to me.