Category Archives: Food

Tasty critters could replace beef! 9 PM tonight on PBS

Posted on October 20, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Gordon G. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2021 From crunchy crickets to nutty fly grubs, NOVA takes a tasty look at insect foods and how they could benefit our health and our warming planet. From Thailand to Texas, insect farmers … Continue reading →

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Clever food art

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Rosemary W.

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Loving Pike Place Market

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary M.

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Skyline Legacy Cookbook featured in the Wall Street Journal

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Ed note: I was surprised today to get two inquires via this blog about purchasing the Skyline Legacy Cookbook–from people who’d read about it in the Wall Street Journal. Congratulations to Joan Conlon and all the contributors to the legacy … Continue reading →

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Opinion: Can you trust doctors to honor your end-of-life wishes? Here’s what to consider.

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Jim deMaine

By STANLEY A. TERMAN, KARL E. STEINBERG in the San Diego Tribune Terman, Ph.D., M.D., is a psychiatrist and bioethicist. He lives in Sausalito. Steinberg, M.D., is a hospice and palliative medicine specialist, bioethicist and nursing home and hospice medical director in Oceanside. The opinions … Continue reading →

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Tuna salad jello

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks (I think) to Ann M.

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The Rise of the Climatarian

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Diana C. By Danielle Braff, May 20, 2021, Updated 1:31 p.m. In the NYT Torben Lonne, a 34-year-old scuba diver in Copenhagen, never eats without considering the carbon footprint and the emission level of the food he’s about to consume. … Continue reading →

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GoPuff

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary M. 📭 Essentials delivered Everyone’s definition of an essential is different. Essentials are different depending on the occasion. One day it might be toilet paper, another day it might be tequila. Lucky for you, Gopuff recently expanded in Seattle … Continue reading →

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An usual cake for Valentine’s Day?

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Dorothy W.

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Let’s celebrate Black cooking

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Jim deMaine

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How to eat meat without killing an animal!

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mike C. From the Guardian: Singapore’s approval of chicken cells grown in bioreactors is seen as landmark moment across industry Eat Just’s ‘chicken bites’ will be initially available in a Singapore restaurant. Cultured meat, produced in bioreactors without … Continue reading →

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Why Gathering At The Dinner Table May Be The Most Transgressive – And Important – Thing To Do

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Michael Hebb is often regarded as the originator of the modern underground dinner. Currently, Hebb is a part of the Summit series culinary team, crafting the upcoming program in Los Angeles where foodie-beloved folks such as Chez Panisse’s Alice Waters, BS Taqueria’s … Continue reading →

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Dramatic close-ups capture something percolating and exploding – but what is it?

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Jim deMaine

From Aeon: Winner of the Jury Prize in the 1981 Cannes Film Festival’s Short Films competition, Zea is an impressive and exhilarating piece of macro filmmaking. In a montage, close-ups capture a mysterious yellow subject as it heats and bubbles. But what … Continue reading →

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Is the end of meat here?

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Jim deMaine

From the NYT by Jonathan Safran Foer – Thanks to Diana C. for send this. Is any panic more primitive than the one prompted by the thought of empty grocery store shelves? Is any relief more primitive than the one … Continue reading →

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Skyline Legacy Recipes!

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Jim deMaine

“Skyline Legacy Recipes: The Perfect and Timely Solitary Activity for Residents of Skyline” Are you missing seeing your neighbors? Longing for something to do? Here is the perfect activity for you. You can do this while you stay in your … Continue reading →

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How are you shopping?

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Put B. has sent along this link for comparative local grocery shopping. I think we are all having different experiences. I’ve got an order into COSTCO on Instacart but it won’t be here until Thursday. I hope it’s more accurate … Continue reading →

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Food in the nude – NZ ditching plastic packaging of fruit and vegetables in supermarkets

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. for sending this along ‘Food in the nude’ is a New Zealand campaign to end plastic packaging for fresh produce in supermarkets. Foodstuffs have signed the NZ Plastic Packaging Declaration which is committed to making all … Continue reading →

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Tibetan Buddhist nuns’ food and delicious vegetarian recipes

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Ann M for this fascinating post. The head of the TNP, Dr. Betsy Napper, spoke here at Skyline several years ago. Today we’re taking you behind the scenes to some of the Tibetan Buddhist nunneries supported through the … Continue reading →

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Mid-Brexit, Britons Pause to Debate What Really Matters: Tea

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Jim deMaine

LONDON — Controversy over soccer star Alex Morgan’s tea-drinking World Cup victory dance has died down, but it has reignited debate among readers of The Times of London, Britain’s second-starchiest daily newspaper, over a matter that has long troubled the British people: … Continue reading →

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The secret to San Francisco’s famous sourdough: bug poop

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P for sending this in By Charlotte Druckman and Kevin Gray in Popular Science It’s easy to get a rise out of a local TV news crew. Especially in a slo-mo state capital like California’s. So it was on September 6, 2007, … Continue reading →

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Skyline beats Burger King!

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Jim deMaine

Skyline has been way out ahead in its culinary choices – beating out not just Canlis but also Burger King and MacDonald’s. We have the Mr. Caplow Burger on request in the dining room. Give it a try to have … Continue reading →

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The “Mr. Caplow Burger,” the new item on the lunch menu

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Jim deMaine

Chef Mark Ferrante listens to Skyliners’ suggestions. The “Mr. Caplow Burger,” the new item on the lunch menu, came out of a discussion in the Dining Services Committee. Chef Mark was aware of this new product and had already included … Continue reading →

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Does tipping humanize the restaurant experience?

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Jim deMaine

From Aeon: “Historians mostly agree that tipping was originally an aristocratic custom. In early 17th century England, it became expected that visitors to a private home would, on departure, leave a small amount of money, called a vail, to the … Continue reading →