Okay, let’s get this out of the way. Y’all know I am not a big fan of macho posturing around the eating of meat. Well, here’s something else I’m not fond of: evangelical anything at the dinner table. Yeah, vegans and vegetarians, I’m looking at you. Same with you, anti-carb preachers, milk-is-deadlyites, nonfat fascists, food-combination [...]
Tagged table mannersApropos of my little dissertation the other day about food and meat and gender and status, I bring news that yes indeedy, the whole “manly men eat Manly McManliness food” trope is alive and well and selling cookbooks. It’s sexist and it’s bullshit. First, I am appalled that this is, in 2010, still considered a [...]
If you’re so damn tough, Mr. I Don’t Have To Eat Tofu I’m At The Top Of The Food Chain, Ms. You Can Have My Bacon Cheeseburger When You Pry It From My Cold Dead Hands, why does vegetarian and vegan food scare you so damn bad? I’m serious. I’ve met you. I’ve cooked for [...]
Dear Jamie Oliver, I like fresh good healthy food as much as the next girl, probably a whole lot more given what I do as a part-time job . I think more people should have access to good fresh food, and I am right there with you on the whole “more folks should cook more” [...]