thoughts of food

The problems with lab-grown chicken.

It’s the time of the business cycle when popular press takes shots at all the venture-funded concept that didn’t deliver on their promise. I feel ambivalent. Yes, the criticisms are often legit. But also, yes, it’s damn good that founders […]

thoughts of food

Lab grown chicken gets USDA approval for sale.

I imagine it will be expensive for a while. “There is still some secrecy around this question, but the company has announced that the first batch of Good Meat will be sold to well-regarded chef and humanitarian José Andrés, who […]

oh, chicago

Animal rights group vs local slaughterhouse. 

There’s a brouhaha taking place in my neighborhood. Pollos Vivos is a local shop that’s been around since 1953 selling freshly butchered chickens and turkeys. A couple weeks ago an animal rights group made their way inside to stage a […]