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News Thu Dec 01 2011

No Horsing Around

GHH.jpgIn the recent lifting of the ban on horse meat in the United States, the folks over at the Butcher and Larder Facebook page have been debating whether or not the meat would be popular. Some of the responses are funny ("I can finally have my 'Godfather'-themed meal"), some are disinterested, and others voice curiosity. Where do you fall on that spectrum? I have a hard enough time reconciling my love of animals with my love of the occasional steak, but there's no way I would touch a horse.

 
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Andre / December 1, 2011 4:34 PM

I'm not opposed -- there are so many other animals we eat, why not horses? It's not like pigs and cows don't have personalities.

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Feature Thu Dec 31 2015

The State of Food Writing

By Brandy Gonsoulin

In 2009, food blogging, social media and Yelp were gaining popularity, and America's revered gastronomic magazine Gourmet shuttered after 68 years in business. Former Cook's Illustrated editor-in-chief Chris Kimball followed with an editorial, stating that "The shuttering of Gourmet reminds...
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