“refunded” afterwards due to the alcohol. There was also a game of “kick the burrito” (wrapped in foil) after the Black Death. Roast pig outside at a Mexican fiesta. I was working on an environmental...

Darwin said that animals evolved specific characteristics to fill environmental niches. Giraffes developed long necks to graze on the upper branches of trees. You said "Asian food is traditionally prepared to be eaten with...

RGC1982. Thank you! In my work life I deal with trade-offs between environmental protection and pro-poor development. Good to see someone on these boards who understands that trade-offs are necessary in the real and practical...

for environmental reasons that I still eat them anyway.

that a meal is only a meal if there’s a big piece of meat on the plate. Since meat is pretty expensive and usually places quite a strain on the environment (compared to veg), you can save money and do the environmentally...

spoon like your gramma. in french kitchens you see the guys that go through a case of plastic spoons in a night tasting and throwing all of the spoons away, but i think that’s dying out— it’s totally...

I was thinking that the smoke thing is not a bad idea in and of itself (although I was surprised when he tried to do it a second time) but the plastic bothers me from an environmental and aesthetic angle. There’s got to be...

and environmental circumstances.

As a child I was tested for 50 different thing, and came out allergic to 48, mostly environmental components, pollen, mold, mildew, dust, ragweed, grass, insect stings, etc. I think eggs were on the list also, but that has been a...

standards of animal husbandry and environmental stewardship." The Berkshire pork I buy from Fatted Calf is better than Niman’s, but Niman’s has way better flavor than conventional supermarket pork. From 2005: "At the...

figure out how to genetically improve naturally inedible plants like Corn, Squash & Beans... turn them into their modern appearance... and then figured how to cultivate them with such environmental efficiency that it can still...

as anything but environmentally friendly. And, advertising/discounts as a way to drive traffic or awareness – why would you fault a restaurant and not a soft drink, auto mechanic, cell phone company etc. I would offer: #1...

For another argument in the trucks favor, I’d recommend having a look through Alexander’s A Pattern Language http://www.amazon.com/Pattern-Language-Buildings-Construction-Environmental/dp/0195019199 A classic text on...

I’ve found that the more I drink, the less loud music and/or noise seem to be a bother. Music helps fill up an empty space or cover up a noisy one. My gripe is when the music itself is a mismatch environmentally. Rock in a...

. But of course most of us have other goals and considerations as well: flavor, for one. Convenience, for another. Environmental concerns. Cooking and eating in today’s world involves a balance of all these concerns, and we...