var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.samueljscott.com/2010/03/02/steak-for-stock/’,size:‘large’} A great gimmick, an interesting ploy, and possibly a good way to make a fortune: Steak for Stock.
I’m not sure what to think, but I have to give credit to Smith & Wollensky’s ad agency for coming up with this one.
A sign of the times, to be sure. Citibank stock […]
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Steak for Stock
March 2nd, 2010 · 4 Comments · Economics, Food
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Animal Rights Trump Human Rights
February 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Culture, Europe, Food, Law, Personal, Philosophy, Politics
var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.samueljscott.com/2010/02/26/animal-rights-trump-human-rights/’,size:‘large’} I love my dog. I think farm animals should be treated humanely and not spend their lives in factory farms. Still a new Swiss animal rights law carries with it the specter of enforced Jainism.
Where does it end? Will government some day tell me I can’t eat meat or […]
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Poverty in the Land of the Free
February 25th, 2010 · 15 Comments · Blogs From Left to Right, Economics, Food, Politics
var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.samueljscott.com/2010/02/25/poverty-in-the-land-of-the-free/’,size:‘large’} In a column on the Huffington Post, Leo Hindery, Jr., a former CEO, writes that 100 million people in America are at or below the official poverty line, which itself is an absurd, unrealistic measure.
I agree that poverty eradication should be a, if not the, top priority in this […]
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The Death of Food
February 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Business, Europe, Food, Global Warming, Globalization, The Boston Globe
var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.samueljscott.com/2010/02/08/the-death-of-food/’,size:‘large’} French traditional cheeses dying out? Say it ain’t so!
Still another victim of globalization.
Don’t get me wrong: globalization has its perks, and I’m not going to be rioting at G8 or WTO conferences anytime in the foreseeable future, but Big Government, Big Ag, and supermarkets are killing small farms and diversity […]
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Beer and Religious Sects
January 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Culture, Food, Humor, Israel, Judaism, Religion, The Middle East
var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.samueljscott.com/2010/01/31/beer-and-religious-sects/’,size:‘large’} JERUSALEM — Just came across two interesting blog posts. Frum Satire, in his own, comedic way, introduces us to the other “streams” of Judaism in addition to the well-known Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform ones. And after tasting a friend’s homemade beer in Israel, Food Bridge shows us how to […]
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All-Star Rodeo Challenge
January 18th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Business, Civil Liberties, Culture, Food, Judaism, Liberal Pundits, Marketing, Politics, Religion, Sports
var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.samueljscott.com/2010/01/18/all-star-rodeo-challenge/’,size:‘large’} Penelope Trunk had a horrible time at the All-Star Rodeo Challenge in Madison, Wisconsin:
I really hated it before there were any animals. Before there were animals there was the flag, rising above the dirt ring, and the announcer saying everyone should sing the Star Spangled Banner to honor “the […]
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Cooking for One
December 23rd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Culture, Economics, Food, Health, Israel, Judaism, Personal, Religion, The Middle East
var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.samueljscott.com/2009/12/23/cooking-for-one/’,size:‘large’} JERUSALEM — When I moved into a new apartment, I struck a deal with my new roommate: I would do all the cooking, and he would do all the cleaning. I think it’s working out quite nicely.
Back in Boston, I had the opposite arrangement with a roommate for the […]
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Red Sox vs. Yankees
December 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Baseball, Boston, Food, Israel, Massachusetts, Personal, Red Sox, Sports, The Middle East
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RISHON LEZION, Israel — The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees will play on Opening Day on April 4. I am eager for revenge because, after the World Series victory by the Evil Empire, I owe a friend a steak dinner at El Gaucho in Israel.
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Rotten Tomatoes
December 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Civil Liberties, Food, Humor, Law, Politics
var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.samueljscott.com/2009/12/08/rotten-tomatoes/’,size:‘large’} Note to protesters: If you’re going to throw a tomato at a politician, don’t miss and hit the police officer next to her. Hitting a politician with a tomato might make you feel better, but hitting a cop is a felony.
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Antibacterial Soap
November 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Culture, Environment, Food, Health, Personal, Science
var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.samueljscott.com/2009/11/25/antibacterial-soap/’,size:‘large’} JERUSALEM — So I was eating dinner at my girlfriend’s family’s house one evening, and they were feeding her infant nephew. A piece of food fell on the floor, and my girlfriend’s mother picked it up and gave it to the boy. (The five-second rule, after all, is always […]
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Chef Management
November 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Business, Education, Food, Humor, Personal
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BELLEVILLE, Illinois — Since I have completed most of an Executive and International M.B.A. at two different universities in two different countries, I can now… manage the cooking of a multi-course meal using Gantt charts! I’m glad that the thousands of dollars spent are proving worthwhile.
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Hummus Wars
October 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Anti-Semitism, Business, Culture, Food, Israel, Lebanon, Personal, Politics, The Middle East
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RISHON LEZION, Israel — A group of Lebanese chefs turned an attempt to break a worldwide record in hummus production into a diatribe against Israel. Here is the amusing story. In the Middle East, everything is controversial — even food.
In the meantime, here is a recipe for hummus that I […]
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Corned Beef
October 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Business, Culture, Food, Judaism
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A Good Tip
September 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Business, Culture, Economics, Food, Personal
var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.samueljscott.com/2009/09/20/a-good-tip/’,size:‘large’} Phoebe Damrosch asks Americans to remember their poor servers:
…despite our infatuation with those who grow, butcher, cook, style, photograph and review our food, we still dismiss the people with whom we have the most contact in the food world: our waiters…
In their defense, waiters work unpredictable schedules for inconsistent […]
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Don’t Buy Into Apartheid?
August 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Anti-Semitism, Business, Civil Liberties, Conservative Pundits, Culture, Economics, Europe, Food, Islam, Israel, Judaism, Law, Liberal Pundits, Palestine, Personal, Politics, Religion, The Middle East
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RISHON LEZION, Israel — For the record, I hate extremists of any kind. For every scare-mongering conservative like Glenn Beck, there is a group of useful idiots like the left-wingers in this video.
It seems that June 20 was National Don’t Buy Into Apartheid Day. (Do they make Hallmark cards for […]
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