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The Joy(?) Of Cooking Food

The Joy(?) Of Cooking

By Kathy Gunst

What’s your approach in the kitchen? Photo-worthy perfection or stomach-satisfying nourishment? Flawlessness or fulfillment? Precision or joy?

Best Of Cog: Celebrity And The Chef Best Of Cog

Best Of Cog: Celebrity And The Chef

By Joanne Chang and Frannie Carr

Chef Joanne Chang doesn’t consider herself a celebrity — but that doesn’t mean she hasn’t played one on TV. Still, the reluctant star wonders whether the rise of the “celebrity chef” is doing more harm than good.

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Home At The Range Education

Home At The Range

By Barbara Lynch

In a turbulent time, a school kitchen gave one teenager a safe haven – and, eventually, a great career. So why are we abandoning Home Ec?

Why I Will Miss Locke-Ober Boston

Why I Will Miss Locke-Ober

By Louisa Kasdon

At its height and in all its glory, Locke-Ober wasn’t just a restaurant. It was a vehicle for social transformation in a world where there was but one path to success: fitting in.

Let’s Make Soda Uncool Health

Let’s Make Soda Uncool

By Louisa Kasdon

With studies showing that sugar-sweetened beverages are making us fat, it’s time to take matters into our own hands.

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Celebrity And The Chef Celebrity

Celebrity And The Chef

By Joanne Chang

Chef Joanne Chang doesn’t consider herself a celebrity — but that doesn’t mean she hasn’t played one on TV. Still, the reluctant star wonders whether the rise of the “celebrity chef” is doing more harm than good.

Organic Food Under Fire? Not So Fast Food

Organic Food Under Fire? Not So Fast

By Louisa Kasdon

A new study is tarnishing the public perception of organic food. But not so fast, says commentator Louisa Kasdon. She defends organic products and places the movement in a larger context.

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Cannibalizing Our Restaurant Community Business

Cannibalizing Our Restaurant Community

By Louisa Kasdon

From the Seaport to the suburbs, countless large-scale restaurant construction projects are underway. But, asks commentator Louisa Kasdon, who besides the real estate developers and the leasing agents stands to gain?

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Great Taste Isn't Enough Environment

Great Taste Isn't Enough

By Kathy Gunst

Master chef Thomas Keller says he cares about cooking great food, not about worrying whether it’s local. But Kathy Gunst says in today’s world, that’s the wrong recipe.

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Celebrity And The Chef Celebrity

Celebrity And The Chef

By Joanne Chang

Chef Joanne Chang doesn’t consider herself a celebrity — but that doesn’t mean she hasn’t played one on TV. Still, the reluctant star wonders whether the rise of the “celebrity chef” is doing more harm than good.

Organic Food Under Fire? Not So Fast Food

Organic Food Under Fire? Not So Fast

By Louisa Kasdon

A new study is tarnishing the public perception of organic food. But not so fast, says commentator Louisa Kasdon. She defends organic products and places the movement in a larger context.

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