The problem with grass fed beef

Thursday, July 29, 2010
The problem with grass fed beef

Arapaho Ranch produces the kind of beef your inner cowboy wants to eat. With 595,000 acres sprawling across Wyoming’s wild and rugged Owl Mountains, the ranch is home to native grasses, wolves, mountain lions, and grizzlies. The cattle are herded by Indian cowboys, each with his own fleet of seven horses — one for... »

The art of burying bones

Tuesday, July 20, 2010
The art of burying bones

Dogs bury bones. Squirrels hide acorns. Farmers make hay when the sun shines. Seasonal rhythms of scarcity and abundance are responsible for many such animal behaviors and human clichés, because stashing food when the stashing’s good is... »

Meat Salad

Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Meat Salad

Many restaurant salads these days seem designed for people who don’t like salad. They’re essentially meat entrées served on a bed of leaves, minus the baked potato. And if you watch a server removing plates from the table, you’ll see they usually aren’t empty.... »


Terms of confusement

Saturday, July 3, 2010
Terms of confusement

Whole Foods describes its non-organic chicken, produced in Pennsylvania by Bell & Evans, as “barn roaming.” This pretty term invokes images of frolicking chickens, but all we really know... »

Mangoneada = spicy thirst destruction

Saturday, June 26, 2010
Mangoneada = spicy thirst destruction

I ordered my first mangoneada, because I thought it sounded vaguely like mango lemonade, which seemed perfect on a hot day. Better Spanish speakers may realize mangoneada refers to... »

Spinach, meat of plants

Thursday, June 10, 2010
Spinach, meat of plants

Good spinach has a meaty vibe and can get you a little high, the way sushi can. I think this feeling is related to the extreme chlorophyll density in... »