Couple of interesting articles for the food geeks: a thoughtful defense of slow food. Yes, I agree that "slow food" isn't a great name but I think we can all agree that SOLE food is even worse. Acronyms? Feh! (and, anyway, even if we all can't agree, 100% of the writers of this blog think it's stupider and I almost always agree with what I think). I'm not all-in and down with every aspect of slow food but in general anything that leads to people being more thoughtful about what and how they're eating is a good thing. I'm not sure how mindlessly shoveling any old thing into your mouth became a conservative value. You'd think that, with its emphasis on preserving traditions, that slow food would be a natural for conservatives.
Coming from a slightly different place, but still geektastic in its own way, is this -- Grant Achatz discussing Bocuse d'Or. Achatz was asked by Thomas Keller to be part of the selection committee that picked the chef who will represent the US in the next competition.