Mise en place.I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens." E.B. White (1899-1985) From a letter to James Thurber, November 18, 1938 Health inspector A health inspector, or Environmental Health Specialist is a public employee who investigates health hazards in a wide variety of locations, then will take action to mitigate or eliminate the hazards. . Are there any two words (with the exception of restaurant critic) that cause more panic in a kitchen? This issue's Industry Spotlight introduces you to some members of the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene mental hygiene, the science of promoting mental health and preventing mental illness through the application of psychiatry and psychology. A more commonly used term today is mental health. , who share a few stories about the things (and creatures) they've seen "in the field." Meanwhile, our beverage feature sits vigil by the bedside of the dying cork, as commerce seems poised to overtake o·ver·take tr.v. o·ver·took , o·ver·tak·en , o·ver·tak·ing, o·ver·takes 1. a. To catch up with; draw even or level with. b. To pass after catching up with. 2. art (or is it tradition?). [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bananas take center stage in Back to Basics, courtesy of talented chefs on the East Coast and in the Heartland. A tapas hero and a pastry whiz take a crack at chestnuts. We encourage a New Yorker and two Minnesotans to imagine a future without foie gras foie gras (fwä grä) [Fr.,=fat liver], livers of artificially fattened geese. Ducks and chickens are also sometimes used in the making of foie gras. (a prospect that seems more likely every time we open the newspaper). And finally, in honor of winter's chill, we visit Maui, where several world food cultures converge brilliantly under the Polynesian sun. Here's to a peaceful, prosperous and inspiring New Year. --Ikw |
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