News from the world of food and wine that you might have missed this week.
- Food Rules for Kids: The King James Version
- If you plan on making a long-term investment in Napa vineyards you might reconsider. A climatologist opines on the effect of climate change on Napa. Meanwhile the British are just fine with a little global warming.
- How will you dealwith the coming bacon shortage? Oh no! A bacon shortage? Drought induced of course.
- Olive oil prices are ready to soar. Drought induced. Do you spot a theme?
- Everyone is getting on the bandwagon. According to this articleIndia can become a leading wine region. India is no stranger to altered states of consciousness. Does the Kama Sutra mention wine?
- The French really don’t like U.S. wineries using the word Chateau on the label. Something about protecting their national heritage. Let’s make a deal. We stop using Chateau, if they stop using le weekend.
- Dumbing down common sense. The Common Sense supermarket chain is selling pre-peeled bananas wrapped in plastic. Thomas Paine weeps.
- The most recent speculation on the next big thing in food—blood. The French, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, are laughing.
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