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Conviviality as a first step away from oppression

by eldan Posted on March 29, 2012

One thing that frustrated me about the Passover essay I wrote the other day was the negativity of setting an impossible challenge. I certainly don’t regret writing it—the impossibility is important to point out, and it’s particularly important not to let … Continue reading →

Posted in He tangata he tangata he tangata | Tagged community, conviviality, coworking, food, liberation, localism, markets, trade, work | 7 Comments

Mongrel cuisines

by eldan Posted on January 22, 2012

I’m interested in mongrel cuisines. Just about everything I cook myself is mongrel cuisine by definition. I’m culturally rather a mongrel myself, and most of my sources for recipes are not exactly faithful to the culture of their birth. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged Britain, food, Judaism, Seattle, travel | 4 Comments

Yes, I can afford decently-paid waitstaff, and so can you

by eldan Posted on December 19, 2011

Today I read a blog post titled Look for Restaurant Service to Deteriorate When Minimum Wage Goes Up Next Month. The basic argument was that restaurant service is in Seattle is sub par because restaurants are understaffed, which in turn is … Continue reading →

Posted in Math Is Hard | Tagged facepalm, fact check, food, Seattle | Leave a comment

Putting the Euro crisis in perspective

by eldan Posted on November 9, 2011

I’m pretty sure the Euro isn’t going to last another year; at least not without throwing a country or two out of the single currency area and to the dogs. I don’t think I’m particularly clever for seeing this – … Continue reading →

Posted in Systems | Tagged despair, food, global warming, sustainability | Leave a comment

Shorter trial column

by eldan Posted on November 9, 2011

Some of the feedback I got in response to the trial fact check column I posted a couple of weeks ago was that I should try making it a good deal more concise. I’m also interested in seeing how it … Continue reading →

Posted in Testing | Tagged fact check, food, global warming, localism, sustainability, writing | 7 Comments

Trial column: Is local food really better?

by eldan Posted on October 19, 2011

On Sunday I trailed the idea of writing a sustainability fact check column, and this is the pilot. The topic is one of the many that Erin was kind enough to suggest, though I’m avoiding directly crediting her in the piece because … Continue reading →

Posted in Testing | Tagged fact check, food, global warming, localism, sustainability | 7 Comments

Tag Archives: food

Conviviality as a first step away from oppression

Mongrel cuisines

Yes, I can afford decently-paid waitstaff, and so can you

Putting the Euro crisis in perspective

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Trial column: Is local food really better?

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