My (Ongoing) Beef with Chipotle

First let me say that in the pantheon of fast food, I think Chipotle is the lesser of countless evils–and I am not even saying that it is evil. I’m just, in my ongoing beef with them, questioning  whether what they are doing is a marketing strategy or genuine belief. My hunch is that it [...]

Who Grows YOUR Food?

I stopped by Chino Farm yesterday, thinking they were open on Mondays during the summer but it just goes to prove I haven’t been anywhere near these parts in the summertime in awhile. The farm was closed, which turned out to be even better, because it gave me the opportunity to visit with the family [...]

Chew On This, Chipotle!

I went to a screening of the movie Food, Inc. last night hosted by Chipotle—the Mexican fast-food chain that I was always under the impression was owned by McDonald’s but that from what I gleaned through various unreliable sources on the world-wide-web turns out to be urban myth. The movie was exactly what I expected [...]

Will Barack Eat American?

I hate the word “foodie.” For me it conjures up images of retirees on a food- and wine-driven bus tour through Tuscany, or sitting around at one acclaimed restaurant talking about a meal they had at another. (Snore.) When Ed Levine asked in his post on Serious Eats yesterday about whether Barack Obama will listen [...]