Tag: food

Subaru, Turducken, and Other Strange Birds

Chris Birt — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:07:57 -0600

A long time ago I was fired from the Byerly's business (and later restated) for taking a picture of a model holding a Turducken. I depicted this Scandinavian babe in a Bergmanesque pose tortured by existential angst over what to do with the strange aviary object.

Food and Sex. . . Hungry?

Ann Bauer — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:39:28 -0600

There's nothing new about the link between great food and sultry sex. It's been around since the era of the ancient Romans, then flagged during repressive periods such as the Dark Ages and the 1950's, but went through a glorious renaissance right around the time I was born.

When Harry Met Betty

admin — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0600

One of life’s great truths—one that we desperately seek to avoid with proverbs and catechisms and even magazine articles—is that beneath its surface lies complexity. Our beloved fictions of heroes and villains crumble with scrutiny, leaving only convolution, shifting meanings, and unstable realities. The same is true of things. Even the simplest object has its hidden history of longing, love, and despair. Take, for example, cake. Chiffon cake.

Trust But Verify & Serve With A Light Burgundy

admin — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0600

A few weeks ago, Twin Citizen waking up to their coffee and toast were surprised to hear that one of our beloved local bakeries, the French Meadow, had been raided by federal agents. Was the French Meadow aiding and abetting terrorists with its awesome vegan lunch menu? Or was its name a tip-off to general anti-American sentiment and brioche?

The Life-Giving Secret of Bees

admin — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0500

Can Organics Save the Family Farm?

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0500

Thor Heyerdahl’s classic adventure story, The Ra Expeditions, has a lesson for agriculture. Heyerdahl wanted to prove that ancient Egyptian sailors could have reached the New World in traditional boats constructed of bundled papyrus stalks. He and his crew studied fresco paintings, three to four thousand years old, on the tomb walls of pyramids for instruction on the size, shape, and style of the crafts.

Fire and Rice

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0500

In a good year, the wild rice grows thick on the lakes and rivers in northern Minnesota toward the end of August. The rice stalks multiply into such dense thickets that the waters become nearly impassable—to everything but the sleek canoes that glide through for harvesting. This job takes two people: one to knock rice into the canoe, and the other to propel the canoe through the water. Last year, I took the canoe’s middle seat, and my ricing partner stood tall in the back, pushing at the bottom of the creek bed with a twelve-foot pole, hand over hand, maintaining a gentle pace.