Never before has a publication with the clout and reach of the New York Times done a “food issue” that was entirely devoted to food politics, not food porn taste. Sure, the presidential candidates, and the rest of the country — even Ethicurean readers — may be far more preooccupied with the imploding economy, and with the war in Iraq, but I think we can safely celebrate that a tipping point has been reached. SOLE food is now on the menu for national discussion.
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Missing the middle: French fries do get fat
The McDonald’s billboard pictured above sent the needle on my BS-o-meter into the red when I saw it hovering atop a row of sparkling Victorians in San Francisco’s Mission District while out on a walk with the San Francisco City Guides (one of the finest local history and culture organizations in the nation).
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