The Week in Food

(A little off schedule, but it's my blog and I'll do what I want).

Static egg-relays, trebuchets, and world gravy-wrestling champion Joel Hicks. What else could it be but the Swaton Egg-Throwing Contest?

And speaking of eggs, the good people of Swaton (and the rest of the EU's population), won't be able to buy them by the dozen after next year.

Mmmmm. Genetically modified salmon.

French Quarter chef to BP: I'll see you in court.

How different are chicken McNuggets from Silly Putty? Not nearly so much as we would like.

The Week in Irony

Just days after Senate Republicans kill a bill to pump money into the economy via jobless benefits, the U. S. has this pearl of wisdom for the G20:

As the G20 summit begins in Canada, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Europe and Japan should boost domestic demand instead of cutting spending.

Why Newspapers Need to Quit...

...laying off copy editors.

The title of an article about a D.C. restaurant in today's Globe:

Where they dine on sushi and dish on politics

Mass delegation comes together over Chinese