Crazy Japanese Food Sculptures

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A Parade Of “Ripe Lolitas”

“Bartenders at Gilt in the Palace Hotel are seeing a parade of ripe Lolitas, their slightly older sisters and teenling touristas flocking to the bar as if it were a shrine. Well after all, it’s the bar location spot for Gossip Girls. They squeal and plead for a cocktail and are shocked bartenders just can’t be seduced into serving them. A few are so brazen they actually pull out a real I.D and are dashed when told they have to be 21. “But you serve the Gossip girls,” the bar crew reply, “That’s TV. This is New York.”

-Gael Greene

Mutated Vegetables Are Cool

http://uliwestphal.110mb.com/mutatocollection/

Recent Food Thoughts

• Compound butter is awesome, as is truffle cheese
• It was really fun to read The Great Man, by Kate Christensen not only because of the way she writes a compelling story about a self-serving artist, but the respect she gives the food.  This is not a food book, but every passage about a meal is so detailed and descriptive–no surprise that her previous novel was titled The Epicure’s Lament…which I should definitely read next…

Sustainable Food on a Boat

The Science Barge, a sustainable urban farm built by New York Sun Works, is currently docked at Riverside and 7oth Street for a few more weeks.  It is definitely worth taking a FREE tour.  They grow tons of produce and herbs and use sun and wind energy (and a reverse osmosis pump) to power the barge.  The tomatoes looked wonderful, I only wish they were harvesting the day I toured!  According to Sun Works, there is enough open rooftop space in all of New York City to plant food and feed the entire city. They use hydroponics instead of soil–proving that the term “urban agriculture” doesn’t have to be an oxymoron.

above: lil baby bok choy!

above: the gutter filtration system moves around 800 gallons of water from 1 inch of rainwater

www.nysunworks.org

Amusing Signs

Putting the Trans-Fat Craziness into Perspective

Butter and milk are newest victims

The Other White Meat

Why we love the bacon

New York Gives Trans Fat the Boot

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/06/nyregion/06fat.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin

If you ever wanted to know about the fish you eat

Then read this and check out Monterey Bay Aquarium’s site on sustainable seafood