It’s been raining for two days in Amsterdam. That’s probably why I’ve been blogging so much. Here are a few blog posts I’ve written across a variety of blogs. Brunch, lunch, dinner in SF: Absinthe does all three quite well Why having WiMAX in your device won’t necessarily make you get WiMAX service FCC finally [...]
Archive for the ‘Food and Wine’ Category
Links of the day (20 March 2008): Absinthe review, WiMAX on a chip, 200 Kbps not broadband
Posted: 20 March 2008 in Restaurant reviews, TechnologyTags: broadband, fcc, wimax
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Immigration rules threaten British curry houses
Posted: 20 March 2008 in Current events, Food and WineThe UK is facing a grave threat: the dramatic decline in the number of curry houses. The culprit: new immigration rules that exclude skilled curry chefs from Asia. According to the Financial Times: The problem for restaurateurs is that most of their new chefs come to the UK on sponsored visas from Bangladesh. That has [...]
Northern California delights: sunny Wi-Fi cafes, Napa Valley bistro, Roman-style osteria in Pacific Heights
Posted: 8 March 2008 in Restaurant reviewsTags: san francisco, wifi
Cafe Flore and Dolores Park Cafe Bistro Jeanty in Yountville SPQR: osteria on Fillmore Street
Demand for fish destroying fishing grounds, ruining African fishing communities
Posted: 15 January 2008 in Current events, Food and WineTags: africa, environment, fish
The demand for seafood in Europe is depleting the supply of fish as far away as Africa, and paradoxically, causing African fishermen to lose their livelihoods. What’s going on? Read this article in the International Herald Tribune (quote): “There’s a big competition out there with foreign vessels, especially from China,” said Moshwood Kuku, a fishmonger [...]
Lower your cholesterol by 23% in 12 days: the truth about food (BBC series)
Posted: 9 January 2008 in Food and WineTags: food, nutrition
Last night I watched the first episode of a fascinating BBC series called The Truth About Food, on what food really does to our bodies. What does an “evolution diet” do to your cholesterol and sodium levels? They took several volunteers (many of whom were overweight and suffering from high cholesterol levels), placed them in [...]
