Hello, world. Today is Friday, and thank freaking gosh it is. This has been one L-O-N-G ass week, and I’m not gonna lie…I’m a bit hungover thanks to a delicious and extensive meal I enjoyed last night at Naha. Drinking that much on a Thursday night makes me blush like a school girl and get the spins like a sorority girl, and lets just say the old body is nowhere near as quick on the recovery as it used to be. Hence: deep fried news bits, a segment I’m stealing from my podcast so I don’t have to think so hard on this sunny and painful Gastro Friday. And because you’re cool, you’re gonna be okay with that. Or maybe you’ll be cool because you don’t want to piss off a hungover Leena, which would be VERY WISE my friend. Very wise indeed. Deep fried news bit #1: Free sustainable water bottle refills at participating NYC cafes. TapIt has been in a soft launch for about a year, and aims to support healthy habits and sustainable water bottles by signing up cafes to give out free tap water. Read more about it here. I’m currently trying to get Chicago on the TapIt band wagon hybrid known as BaconIt, where participating restaurants will give me free bacon whenever I go there. No word yet on if this initiative has passed or not. Deep fried news bit #2: A new study suggests that organic food is not healthier to eat than conventionally grown food. You can read more about that study here. And while the report’s findings are shocking, not all are convinced that the findings are accurate. Blogger Civil Eats puts it best in this post about it. Personally, I’m shocked that such a study was even published. The fact that conventionally grown foods kill the land they are grown in makes organic and sustainably grown foods more healthy for us in the long run. Period. And no amount of chemicals you pump into my produce or land will convince me otherwise. Deep fried news bit #3 Madeinmilan Wines is taking a new approach to marketing their wine by pairing it with ancient Roman meals. The three wines, called Brutus, Papparazzi and Romeo, will have special history-specific meals and recipes outlined on the wine’s website. For the Brutus wine (a Sangiovese di Romagna), the five course ancient Roman meal includes olives, Imperial chicken and honey dates. For more info, check out the website. Happy Friday, everyone! ~LTG!
