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Bits and Bites May 2009

Montreal Chefs changing places: Eric Gonzalez to replace Marc André Jetté and Patrice Demers at Laloux.. http://www.gourmet-galopin.com/chaises-musicales/

The Case for Working with Your Hands – A terrific article about the trades, what craft does for the soul and for society.. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/magazine/24labor-t.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=crawford%20magazine%20soulcraft&st=cse

What the Financial System can teach us about food, an essay by Tom Philpott http://www.grist.org/article/2009-05-22-financial-collapse-food/

Canada’s supermarkets get failing grade on fish - No kidding, it’s atrocious. As consumers, we can help change that by speaking up and demanding information. http://communities.canada.com/montrealgazette/blogs/greenlife/archive/2009/05/22/not-a-lot-of-fish-in-the-seas.aspx

Lifting the veil on industrial food: Food Inc the movie

http://www.thefoodsection.com/foodsection/2009/05/food-inc.html

Watch the trailer http://www.foodincmovie.com/

ElBulli extends opening hours http://www.gourmet.com/restaurants/2009/05/chaos-at-el-bulli

Michael Pollan on the Colbert Report http://www.thefoodsection.com/foodsection/2009/05/michael-pollan-trades-barbs-with-stephen-colbert.html

New Montreal Gazette Food blog http://communities.canada.com/montrealgazette/blogs/shopchopeat/default.aspx

Shitting on Alice Waters. I don’t get it. No, actually, I do get it, and I think it’s cheap, and shameful. With all she’s done, and what she stands for. I think the people dissing her mostly can’t stand feeling the guilt behind their own food choices. Yes, it doessuck to have be responsible and care about people and the planet when feeding ourselves; luckily, the reward is there in taste and healthfulness. When she celebrates an artisanal product, a lettuce or date producer, and bangs agribusiness, it wakes people up to these issues. If only to make them think about where their food comes from and make better choices, to lead people towards eating locally and sustainably, to teach kids about gardening and eating better.. How can that be bad? Who cares how many silk scarves she has? And yes, it is possible to not prioritize the checks and balances of real life, and not be an elitist. It’s called being an idealist. Or an artist or a humanist or an activist - when ideas and principles outweigh material concerns. Sure, she might be rich now, but she wasn’t for most of her life, and this is not her driving force. It is principles and down to earth passion. We need more people like her in every domain of society. You can alwayshire peeps to keep the books. There are too many people manning the books and not enough brains focused on the big picture these days – that’s our problem. Industrial agriculture, a polluted environment, sick food and obese and unhappy people, hmmph. That’s what she’s fighting. I commend her for not giving up in face of all us naysayers and lazy asses.

http://www.gourmet.com/foodpolitics/2009/05/war-on-alice-waters

http://www.eatmedaily.com/2009/05/yet-again-the-old-media-defends-alice-waters/

2009 James Beard Food Media and Journalism awards – the winners

http://www.thefoodsection.com/foodsection/2009/05/james-beard-foundation-2009-journalism-and-media-award-winners.html

Saving the Tamworth Pig by eating it http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090506.wltamworth06art1831/BNStory/lifeFoodWine/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20090506.wltamworth06art1831