There’s a reason we don’t get excited about vegetables. That ad on the side of the public bus isn’t a picture of a big, juicy spear of asparagus. Homer Simpson doesn’t have disturbingly passionate dreams about fresh radishes. Rather, American mass media emphasizes the greasy, the sugary and the packaged/processed. This is the reason, my [...]

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It’s that time again – Easter! For Christians, it’s the day Jesus rose from the dead. For everybody else, it’s the only day of the year gorging yourself on candy from the moment you wake up is socially acceptable. In light of the holiday, this Thursday’s Eating Styles poll is: what is your favorite Easter [...]

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Oddly, one of the memories of my dad that stands out to me the most is the way he used his napkin at dinner. He would wipe his mouth clean, fold his napkin, and then use the folded edge to really get at the corners. Then he would wipe it a few more times, and [...]

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  Just kidding, it’s fake. But if you’re a 35-year-old male, you probably jumped out of your chair and started reaching for your iPhone already. Well, you can sit back down and remove your hand from your pocket, because the “invention” that combines helicopters, robots and tacos – three hallmarks of your boyhood (and probably [...]

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I am crazy about pretzels. In fact, they rank right up there with my other two favorite foods, pizza and ice cream. I’m not completely sure why. It probably has something to do with their extreme saltiness and crunchiness. At any rate, it takes me an average of two days to polish off a full-size [...]

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With St. Patty’s Day just around the corner, I thought it would be appropriate to focus on an old Irish tradition: drinking yourself under the table. Just kidding, it’s eating corned beef. Not many people know exactly what goes in to corned beef. After doing my own Wikipedia research, I realized this is probably a [...]

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