Pyramid schemes: the USDA's new food 'plate'
Want to judge the usefulness of the government's new replacement for the food pyramid? Just check out how they define protein.
Ronald Holden
Ronald Holden is a regular Crosscut contributor. His new book, published this month, is titled “HOME GROWN Seattle: 101 True Tales of Local Food & Drink." (Belltown Media. $17.95).
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Are we over-fishing our favorite big catches?
Salmon, cod, bass, and tuna are natural favorites for Americans, who have developed a preference for big beasts. The acclaimed book "Four Fish" challenges our consumption habits, and its author is coming to Seattle for a reading.
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Bordeaux and its waterfront get a new 'center' of gravity
Decades in coming, plans are finally unveiled for the city's new Center for Wine Culture and Tourism, destined to be a huge new riverfront draw.
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How seafood is like produce, and other 'Good Fish' tales
Seattle cookbook author Becky Selengut teaches us valuable lessons about seafood while dishing out well-organized recipes in her new release, the elegant 'Good Fish.'
Mozart's 'Magic Flute': a fairy tale for grownups
Seattle Opera's production tries to be true to the whimsy and the nobility of Mozart's unstable compound of an opera. It almost works.