Mixing Bowl: Defining Sustainability, A Tipsy Egg Cream, Michael Pollan’s Food Rules
Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
Animal science expert Temple Grandin suggests some steps that kosher slaughterhouses could take to improve animal welfare on the op-ed page of the Forward.
Josh Ozersky ponders why he thinks Jewish food is bad “I don’t claim to have an answer for this problem, which is one of the most baffling in all of American culinary history.” We’re not sure we agree with his whole shtick but it’s worth a read in TIME.
Couldn’t make it to the Atlantic’s Food Summit in DC this week? Read about it on the Atlantic. One session at the conference sought to define sustainability. “Most people agree that ‘sustainability’ is a good thing when it comes to food, but there’s a big problem with the term: It’s incredibly hard to define,” writes Daniel Fromson about the session, where four experts shared their definitions.
Jewish meat delis have gotten much attention, in the past couple of years (thank you David Sax). But little notices has been given to the fish counter of classic dairy delis. Shelsky’s Smoked Fish, which will open in Brooklyn in the coming month, will offer “smoked salmon, house-pickled herring, house-cured herring, bagels, bialys and rugelach,” reports the Village Voice.
The Kitchn puts a delicious and tipsy spin on the classic egg cream.
American Farmland Trust announced its third annual competition for America’s Favorite Farmers Markets this week, says the Village Voice. Starting June 1, you can vote for your favorite market.
Michael Pollan asked for three new “food rules.” Check out the winners on Eater.
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