Salmonella can’t survive being boiled for an hour, so why not make tomato jam? [Gothamist food].
In making-environmentally-informed-choices-more-confusing-news: a new scientific report is released that seems to show that eating local isn’t necessarily better for the environment. (Accidental Hedonist)
A related story from Mark Bittman about how eating less meat may help the environment. Check out this incredible graph.
Speaking of Samuel Beckett and faux-hawks (weren’t you just?), Grub Street once again proves they are the place for fans of Top Chef to go for the best coverage of the series, which just aired its season finale this week. Some highlights: An interview with Lisa almost makes her seem…human. A particularly tense scene from a recent episode is compared to a Beckett play—Beckett, while he certainly appreciated the absurd, must be whirring in his grave. A discussion of the importance of faux hawks with Tom Colicchio takes a rather blue turn.
And you thought creationism was bunk: Behold the banana. Everything about the fruit’s design makes it easy for humans to eat it–therefore God created it for us. Of course the design also makes it the perfect food for monkeys…. Oh, nevermind. [Serious Eats]
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