What we’re reading now: iron chefs, paint chips, edible mysteries and the New Yorker
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Wake up sleepy heads! Here are your morning must-reads, should-reads and wanna-reads:
-- Is ‘Pirates Cove Peach’ a Ben & Jerry’s flavor? Or a Pottery Barn paint chip? The cool kids over at Mental Floss.com put together this quiz that will challenge you to tell the difference. (I barely passed. I am taking it as a sign that I need to buy more ice cream. You know, to study the flavors.)
-- Why cast iron is a ‘green’ choice for cookware. I was especially intrigued by the detailed seasoning tips. Now, where did I put that lard ...
-- It’s only Tuesday, but I’m already calling this my food blog find of the week: Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen. Come for the foodie-ness of it all, stay for the books. Who knew there were so many food-related mysteries? (A few that caught my eye include author Cleo Coyle’s coffeehouse mystery series or the White House chef series by Julie Hyzy, which has such catchy titles as ‘Eggsecutive Orders,’ ‘State of the Onion’ and ... wait for it....’Hail to the Chef.’)
-- The New Yorker’ has a colorful and intriguing profile of John Mackey, the co-founder and chief executive of Whole Foods Market who defied the critics who said he’d never make it selling ‘hippie food to hippies.’ Or, as the current issue of the magazine puts it:
The man who has perhaps done as much as anyone to bring the natural-foods movement from the crunchy fringe into the mainstream is also a vocal libertarian, an orthodox free-marketer, an admirer of Milton Friedman, Ronald Reagan, and Ayn Rand. In the 2008 Presidential election, he voted for Bob Barr -- Ron Paul wasn’t on the ballot.
Save this one for breakfast. It will take you awhile -- but it’s worth it.
-- Rene Lynch
On Twitter @renelynch
Illustration credit: Mental Floss.com
