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Bits & Bites January 2012

5 à 7 Slow le 15 Février | Vins naturels au Pastaga, le nouveau restaurant de Martin Juneau, 17:30 - 19:00  Une soirée de dégustation de vins naturels au nouveau restaurant de Martin Juneau (3689 St-Laurent).  A déguster avec bouchées :Oenopole, Glou, Wards & associés, La Face cachée de la pomme, La Q.V, Planvin et Rezin vous feront déguster chacun 3-4 cuvées naturelles.  Pour réserver: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2865734489/

Star butcher coming to Mtl north  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204616504577172490313584140.html

An excerpt from Paul Leibrandt doc, and a typical minute in a (high end) kitchen  http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xicwqs_clip-a-matter-of-taste_lifestyle

Buy local!  Ok, no matter how much putting up and freezing you do, it is hard to do without a few imported fruit and veg here in winter but it’s also easy to do with a lot less.  When it comes to cukes, tomatoes, greens, there actually is good stuff available locally if you shop in the right places, and its about being ultra aware once the growing season starts when there is so much dumping of cheap imports hampering local farmers.  It’s a mind set that doesn’t need to wait for summer.  Check this out.  http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150582507585605

Scary stuff – Mosanto and their new mother pesticide plan to follow Round up, all to wreak more havoc  http://motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2012/01/dows-new-gmo-seed-puts-us-agriculture-crossroads

Brown fat – naturally stored fat that burns other fat and keeps us warm; it seems that youth, leanness, exercise and the cold stimulate its production http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/health/brown-fat-burns-ordinary-fat-study-finds.html?_r=1&hp

Honeybee problem becoming critical  http://grist.org/food/2012-01-13-honey-bees-problem-nearing-a-critical-point/

Evidence for a Vegan diet  http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/01/the-evidence-for-a-vegan-diet/251498/   However, I stand by a varied diet heavy on fruit, veg & grains, void of processed foods, but with a moderate amount of natural meat; there is no need for any kind of special diet or veganism - just choice ingredients as per the old fashioned way (local, organic), real food from mixed farms, cooked at home.  It’s easier than a special diet, good for you and for the planet.

McDo’s producer campaign hard to swallow  Because however ‘real’ their ingredients are, they are inevitably all industrial, mass produced - a whole different story from most other businesses and restaurants hitherto mentioning their producers http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/mcdonalds-tends-fields-ads-about-growers-137430

Big Organic in bed with Mosanto  http://rickthehealthsleuth.blogspot.com/2011/01/whole-foods-sells-out-to-monsanto.html

Why it’s so hard to find good chicken, milk or eggs

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/trends/trends-features/why-you-cant-find-heritage-poultry/article2290035/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=Referrer%3A+Social+Network+%2F+Media&utm_content=2290035&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links

Truffles, a hot commodity in decline, big black market  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUVcxa-wGcE

Feedlot beef vs Grass-fed, see the difference  http://politicsoftheplate.com/?p=1112