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New York Times

Ground Beef – How To Find Top Quality, Great Tasting Burgers

October 17, 2009

A recent New York Times article on ground beef has led a lot of friends, colleagues, and clients to ask my thoughts on the issue. It’s great to see so many of us asking how our food system works but it is complicated territory. Most of you tell me you were disgusted to learn what [...]

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McWilliams Responds to Pork Fooforaw

April 15, 2009

If you enjoy thought provoking discussions about food – the good, bad, and the ugly – but haven’t been reading The Atlantic’s Food section of late, take a gander. I was impressed in particular with their inviting James McWilliams to respond to those who have criticized his recent New York Times Op-Ed, in which he [...]

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Don’t Eat That Pork: Trichy Words From The Prof

April 11, 2009

The New York Times featured an Op-Ed entitled “Free-Range Trichinosis” from a history professor in Austin, Texas, James E. McWilliams. I initially found this article hard to respond to because I felt the author said a lot without saying anything at all. The more I considered it, the more I understood his real message and [...]

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