The Trouble With Tuna Poke Bowls
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. My first Thanksgiving in the Bay Area, a new friend invited me to share the holiday with her family. Before the potluck meal kicked off, my friend’s Hawaiian grandmother unveiled a bowl of treasure: cubes of succulent raw ahi, or tuna, lightly seasoned with sesame…
This Farmer Turned Congresswoman Sees a Way out of America’s Health Crisis
Courtesy Chellie Pingree Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Many members of the US House of Representatives run businesses in their home districts. Few of those enterprises can offer you a half-dozen oysters and a glass of wine, or send you home with an array of locally grown vegetables. But then…
Conor Lamb’s Victory Is Not a 20-Point Swing
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I don’t want to throw cold water on Conor Lamb’s apparent victory tonight, but I do want to point out one little thing: when a congressional seat opens up and there’s no longer an incumbent, that can produce a 10-point swing all by itself. Back…
Your Organic “Cage-Free” Eggs Might Come From Hens Locked Up All Day
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When you pay up for certified-organic eggs, do you picture a flock of hens scratching outdoors in the grass? If so, I’m here with a sobering reminder: As I reported in 2015, under the letter of organic code, which is developed and enforced by the…
Is Russia Using the GMO Debate to Troll Americans?
Andy Katz/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Genetically modified foods remain controversial for many reasons, but at this point, the majority of scientists view them as safe to eat. The rest of Americans aren’t so sure: According to a major poll conducted in 2015, 57 percent of the general public thought…
Spam Gumbo, Tacos—Even Cheesecake: My Visit to a Festival Saluting America’s Favorite Canned Meat
Winners of the Isleton Spam Festival take hope the “Spamley Cup.”Dave Gilson Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In the winter of 1996, a flood hit Isleton, California. As residents returned to their homes and went through their kitchens, they found that the paper labels on their canned foods had disintegrated.…