Uncouth Reflections

Paleo Retiree writes:

I present to you (drum roll, please) vodka distilled from fair-trade-certified quinoa:

As someone who can’t taste much difference between vodkas, at least once we’re out of the “rotgut” category, I’ll be giving this treat a pass.

A few chuckles at the silliness of it all indulged and a straight face put back on, I continue to be amazed and delighted by how fizzy the American food scene is, particularly the artisansal/locavore nexus of it. This is a trend I didn’t see coming at all but it’s one I’m extremely happy to explore and enjoy. I’m touched and inspired by the number of young people who have devoted themselves to creating good food, and to trying to make lives for themselves as quality-food producers. And, man, have I done a lot of good eating in the past five years. Does the artisanal/locavore food scene qualify as one of our currently most vital culture-fields? Alongside social networking and Tumblr porn blogs, I mean.