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Michael Pollan

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    In Defense of Trees

    Let's talk trees for a moment. They're a bit like orphans or endangered species in that when people cry out to save them, there's little push-back, even if little action is ultimately taken. But in an op-ed piece in today's New York Times, one sentence amid an opus of tree-praise citing studies and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Farm Fresh: Two Twentysomethings Dig In to Create a Sustainable Ag Project in Ponder

    Photos by Anthony MarksDan Moon and Amanda Austin, faces for a new version of Grant Wood's "American Gothic."​Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma might have changed my thinking about food, but it sure didn't produce any big changes in my actions. Oh sure, there was plenty of stomping aroun ... More >>

  • News

    February 17, 2011

    Bake Sale Bandits

    Local Movement Fights for Cottage Food Bill.

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Bee Movie Screening at the Kessler
    Sweetens the Pot

    ​Savvy locavores already know the sad story of declining bee populations; as The Dallas Morning News put it earlier this week, "Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that huge numbers of honey bees across the United States are succumbing to a mysterious phenomenon known as colony collap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    At Least Nigella Lawson Loves Big D

    Houston gets Anthony Bourdain, and Dallas gets Nigella Lawson. Roughly half the City of Ate crew says, "Go, Dallas!" Guess which half.​Big-name food stars, like most sane travelers, have pretty much steered clear of Dallas this summer: While Houston hosted Anthony Bourdain, and the University ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    Down on the Farm: Are Women Being Denied Credit for Changes to Eating Habits?

    In a less patriarchal and oppressive society, she'd be holding the pitchfork.​Ms. Magazine took on food politics this month, arguing in a cover story that women aren't getting enough credit for their contributions to the changing culinary landscape. Author Jennifer Cognard-Black fingers a "fa ... More >>

  • News

    April 15, 2010

    The Humane Society and big agriculture slug it out over animal rights

    In a less patriarchal and oppressive society, she'd be holding the pitchfork.​Ms. Magazine took on food politics this month, arguing in a cover story that women aren't getting enough credit for their contributions to the changing culinary landscape. Author Jennifer Cognard-Black fingers a "fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    Poor Julia Child

    Great note on the Eats blog by Leslie Brenner. Thanks to a movie that turned them on to an old cookbook, some columnists have discovered classic French recipes are difficult. And reverence for her leaves out modern trendwriters like Michael Pollan. And she didn't share today's outlook on sexual orie ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 18, 2009

    So What Exactly Are You Eating When You Order Fajitas In A Tex-Mex Restaurant?

    Great note on the Eats blog by Leslie Brenner. Thanks to a movie that turned them on to an old cookbook, some columnists have discovered classic French recipes are difficult. And reverence for her leaves out modern trendwriters like Michael Pollan. And she didn't share today's outlook on sexual orie ... More >>

  • Film

    June 18, 2009

    Short Cuts: Enlighten Up! | Food, Inc. | The Merry Gentleman | Sleep Dealer

    Great note on the Eats blog by Leslie Brenner. Thanks to a movie that turned them on to an old cookbook, some columnists have discovered classic French recipes are difficult. And reverence for her leaves out modern trendwriters like Michael Pollan. And she didn't share today's outlook on sexual orie ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 5, 2008

    It's Dr Pepper Time!

    As least for those bootlegging the sugar-sweetened stuff out of Dublin, Texas

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2006

    Corn Conspiracy?

    As least for those bootlegging the sugar-sweetened stuff out of Dublin, Texas

  • Dining

    June 1, 2006

    Cowtown Twist

    Saporé is easy to love

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