michael pollan

Grinders

• Eating, Bitching
  Two exchanges between food purveyors and critical eaters prove a point: The pen is mightier than the fork.
• Picking on the Little Guy
  Small farmers screwed by the E. coli scare, sez Mike Pollan. He makes a case for buying local and against torturous federal regulations in The New York Times.
• Ugly but Delicious
  Here in the States, the recent foodie infighting over the relative benefits of organic and local agriculture has died down a bit. Now the UK is having its own row over organics—and this one, ...
• Growing Flavor
  Promoting biodiversity over massive corn-and-soy subsidies isn't just good for the earth, says chef Dan Barber. It's good for the palate, too.
• Read Your Vitamins
  The blogosphere is enraptured by Michael Pollan's cover story in Sunday's New York Times Magazine.
• Sustainability Smackdown
  Journalist Michael Pollan and Whole Foods CEO John Mackey are planning to meet mano a mano on February 27 in the face-off that has the San Francisco Bay Area food-politics community buzzing with ex...
• Beyond Sound Bites
  McDonald's gets a bad rap, restaurant reviewers get special treatment, and we should pretty much eat whatever we want without stressing about it: That's the nutshell summary that some reviewers are...
• Pollan Debate Gone Civil
  After nearly a year of trading public missives about the state of sustainable food, Michael Pollan and John Mackey met for a live debate this week. The thoughtful discussion wasn't the smackdown th...
• Sustainability on the Hoof
  Inspired by The Omnivore's Dilemma, a group of suburban book clubbers decide to raise their own meat.
• Reprogramming Hunger
  Eat whatever you want and stay slim for life? Researchers at the University of Buckingham think they've unlocked the secret: hormone-laced baby foods.
• Corn Dumping
  Does U.S. food aid do more harm than good?
• Not If by Air
  Britain considers banning the import of organic food from far away. Do "air miles" cancel out the benefits of pesticide free?
• CliffsNotes for the Food Movement
  A Columbia Journalism Review article has a great overview of contemporary ethical food writing.
• Nancy Pelosi Makes Food Activists Mad
  Speaker of the House's "reform" on Farm Bill is anything but.
• How to Salt a Locavore's Game
  Three cheftestants vie for the crown of top Cheapavore in a New York Magazine contest.
• Farmers: Go Eff Yourselves
  An artsy academic type criticizes the romance of farming.
• A Last-Minute Farm Bill Update
  Michael Pollan writes CliffsNotes for this year's Farm Bill.
• The Omnivore's Fallout
  The Michael Pollan effect, as seen through restaurant eyes.
• The ADA's Corporate Sponsorship
  Why was the American Dietetic Association's annual conference sponsored by a diet pill?
• Pollan and Waters Would Be Proud
  Washington state considers a bill to incorporate local farm-fresh food into school lunch menus.
• Runaway Beef
  Ohio cow dodges a date with a dinner plate.
• Sweet'N Fat
  A new study finds that rats gain more weight on saccharin than on sugar.
• One Polyface Burrito, Please
  Chipotle starts sourcing locally.
• You Got Your Corporation in My Organic!
  Corporations and small organic companies: an unholy alliance, or the free market's gift to food-lovers?
• Gardening: Just for Yuppies and Econerds?
  Salon challenges Michael Pollan's stance on gardening for a better world.
• We're All Implicated Now
  The New Yorker on the second wave of food-politics books.
• Farm Fresh for All
  CSA produce box programs are booming.

TastingNotes

• The Simplest Food
  Put a chicken in a pot, enjoy with family.
• Grass-Fed or Not?
  A steak taste test.

Stories

• 100 Pounds of Leftovers
  Buying and eating an entire side of beef
• The Omnivore’s Dilemma
  Required reading for anyone who eats
• Gobble, Gobble, Bang!
  How I killed Thanksgiving dinner