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Bits and Bites May 2011

Artisanal Canadian Gin tasting withVictoria Spirits June 6^th  

with canapés, 8pm-midnight, At Jane, 1744 Notre Dame O. rsvp@victoriaspirits.com

Article on Ramps in Gazette – we took her out to meet some ramps

http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/food-wine/Precious+dwindling+Quebec+wild+leeks/4798594/story.html

Bacon nitrite heresay  http://ruhlman.com/2011/05/the-no-nitrites-added-hoax/

Celery dessert 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/magazine/mag-08Eat-t-000.html

The kind of Royal talk that interests me – Forget about the wedding, Prince Charles on food and farming  http://www.chewswise.com/chews/2011/05/forget-the-wedding-prince-charles-delivers-remarkable-talk-on-food-and-farming.html

Tips for a top restaurant – very funny/true, which makes me want to do everything but..

http://ny.eater.com/archives/2011/05/a_guide_to_everything_you_need_to_start_a_hot_nyc_restaurant.php

A great article by Chris Schlosser on why being a foodie isn’t elitest – quite the opposite.  But Agribusiness just doesn’t want anyone to think about where their food comes from. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-being-a-foodie-isnt-elitist/2011/04/27/AFeWsnFF_print.html

Another side of Tilapia, the perfect factory fish  Like battery chicken fed on corn and soy, not so nutritious or environmentally friendly afterall  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/02/science/earth/02tilapia.html

Voting on Food Policy – how the parties compare; Basically only the Conservatives don’t want change, propping up the industrial system even more..  And the NDP has the most extensive plan with regional systems and help for small farmers.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/something-to-chew-on-a-party-by-party-breakdown-of-food-policy/article1979351/