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Don't be too quick to write that autobiographical cure book 11 Aug 2013 | 06:17 am
I was reading this interview yesterday with Jon Reiner, the author of the book The Man Who Couldn't Eat and this quote stood out to me: About the spring of 2008 I enjoyed the best health I had exper...
A Good Paula Deen is Hard to Find 16 Jul 2013 | 08:39 am
“I was always conflicted about being from the South” says Andrew Beck Grace at the beginning of Eating Alabama, a documentary about attempting to eat local which I watched while I was in Alabama. Thi...
Invisible Women of Paleo 13 Jun 2013 | 06:41 am
I'm thrilled that Grub Street shut down its entire Chicago department so that instead of writing about Chicago’s vibrant food scene, they can publish garbage like this: The Rise of the Lady Paleos: H...
The Green Land 28 May 2013 | 10:01 am
My last name came from Scotland. I’m not sure how the McEwens ended up in the United States. The last in the line I can trace is to an overcrowded Philadelphia tenement. They seem to have been very p...
Gluten digestive enzymes: playing with fire 25 May 2013 | 09:01 pm
Someone I know who follows a gluten-free diet said that he saw an ad for this product called GlutenCutter, an supplement that claims it helps people digest gluten, on Facebook. I would assume he "lik...
Paleo Fantasies: Debunking The Carnivore Ape Narrative 23 May 2013 | 03:59 am
Every two years or so I notice a cyclical trend in the online “paleo” community. It’s the resurgence of dogmatic carnivory. It has two main themes: plants are “poisons” that cause most of our health p...
Paleofantasy 14 May 2013 | 06:48 am
I guess I’m kind of late to the party on reviewing this book, but I actually haven’t noticed a lot of reviews of it, which is surprising given the amount of buzz the articles about it generated. I als...
The Sup Club 19 Apr 2013 | 08:53 am
My friends and I got a mention in the Chicago Reader's Food Edition for our themed dinner club that we call The Sup Club. It's been a fun year of cooking with them. We've cooked foods inspired by all ...
Breaking Up with Paleo 9 Apr 2013 | 06:07 am
I occasionally get emails and tweets admonishing me for being hostile to paleo and low-carb, having moved on and having to take a glancing blow behind me. It’s not an unfamiliar experience– I receive...
Chicago Restaurant Recommendations 7 Apr 2013 | 03:38 am
Since I get regular emails on this subject, I thought I might as well create a whole post on restaurants (and a smattering of bars) in Chicago that I think are worth recommending. The first of these...
