There is so much to-do over immigration and health care and climate change and the economy that few headlines touch on the true horrors of the day. Still, they're out there if you look carefully. This morning's Wall Street Journal reports on a situation in San Francisco that is but the tip of a huge iceberg causing a gash in the fabric of society that will bring us down as surely as The Titanic. It may take a while, but the levels are rising in those water-tight chambers, minute by minute.
A restaurant called Bacon Bacon has incurred the wrath of neighbors who abhor the smells emanating from the house of slaughtered pigs, so the health department has shut it down temporarily. The local foodies are distraught, with petitions circulating in support of the place. One young man who sports the restaurant's logo as a tattoo is quoted as being "devastated" at the thought that the closure might be permanent.
The shop sells bacon, every which way. A favorite is the "bacon bouquet," which consists of strips of bacon drizzled with maple syrup and served in a paper bag. This got me Googling, and I found more recipes for bacon bouquets, including one where you twirl the bacon to look like real rosebuds, fry those babies up and then stick them on plastic flower stems. (See photo) Apparently those were a big hit on Father's Day. Further research led me to a recipe for Strawberry Chocolate Nachos with whipped cream on top, starring baked cinnamon cookies as the corn chips.
America now ranks 27th out of 34 developed countries in terms of overall health. And while we are actually living longer, we are much sicker during those additional final years, with diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. In most cases, poor eating is why. Have we all gone mad?
If you're not sure where you fit in this whole food-as-fun picture, take my Nude Eating Challenge: Strip down, stand in front of a full-length mirror, take a good look and then stuff yourself silly. It's a great way to kick-start a diet.
A restaurant called Bacon Bacon has incurred the wrath of neighbors who abhor the smells emanating from the house of slaughtered pigs, so the health department has shut it down temporarily. The local foodies are distraught, with petitions circulating in support of the place. One young man who sports the restaurant's logo as a tattoo is quoted as being "devastated" at the thought that the closure might be permanent.
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America now ranks 27th out of 34 developed countries in terms of overall health. And while we are actually living longer, we are much sicker during those additional final years, with diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. In most cases, poor eating is why. Have we all gone mad?
If you're not sure where you fit in this whole food-as-fun picture, take my Nude Eating Challenge: Strip down, stand in front of a full-length mirror, take a good look and then stuff yourself silly. It's a great way to kick-start a diet.
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