Darcie wrote:
I agree that the articles failed to state the case of why these restaurants "mattered". I hardly think that restaurant in Seattle has had much of an influence outside of (or perhaps even in?) Seattle.
Not that I know of, certainly. I've been on two foodie tours of Seattle and have never heard of the place.
Darcie wrote:
Also, if you look at food miles with an eye toward pollution, small farmer's markets have a larger carbon footprint than a mega chain because of the inefficiencies of transporting small quantities of food from many small farms to a farmer's market than one big truck to Sam's Club. I'm not promoting our current model, I'm just sayin'....
Actually, read the article about Sysco in that issue. It covers how Sysco is becoming more organic & local, and is more efficient than truck farmers.
Darcie wrote:
BTW, Fuzzy, I just can't stand the fact that actually got to experience Demel. I'm so jealous....
Yeah, I wish I'd made time for the whole cafe-pastry experience instead of just chocolate. I actually went to
Cafe Tomaselli instead because of its historical roots (Constanze Mozart ate there). Which was good, but it wasn't Demel.
The Demel chocolate, though, is really good.