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Invisible Women of Paleo

Melissa — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:41:17 +0000

I'm thrilled that Grub Street shut down its entire Chicago department so that instead of writing about Chicago’s vibrant food scene, they can publish garbage like this: The Rise of the...

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The Green Land

Melissa — Tue, 28 May 2013 05:01:05 +0000

My last name came from Scotland. I’m not sure how the McEwens ended up in the United States. The last in the line I can trace is to an overcrowded Philadelphia tenement. They seem to have...

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Gluten digestive enzymes: playing with fire

Melissa — Sat, 25 May 2013 16:01:43 +0000

Someone I know who follows a gluten-free diet said that he saw an ad for this product called GlutenCutter, an supplement that claims it helps people digest gluten, on Facebook. I would...

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Paleo Fantasies: Debunking The Carnivore Ape Narrative

Melissa — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:59:15 +0000

Every two years or so I notice a cyclical trend in the online “paleo” community. It’s the resurgence of dogmatic carnivory. It has two main themes: plants are “poisons”...

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Paleofantasy

Melissa — Tue, 14 May 2013 01:48:10 +0000

I guess I’m kind of late to the party on reviewing this book, but I actually haven’t noticed a lot of reviews of it, which is surprising given the amount of buzz the articles about it...

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The Sup Club

Melissa — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:53:13 +0000

My friends and I got a mention in the Chicago Reader's Food Edition for our themed dinner club that we call The Sup Club. It's been a fun year of cooking with them. We've cooked foods inspired by all...

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Breaking Up with Paleo

Melissa — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 01:07:04 +0000

I occasionally get emails and tweets admonishing me for being hostile to paleo and low-carb, having moved on and having to take a glancing blow behind me. It’s not an unfamiliar...

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Chicago Restaurant Recommendations

Melissa — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:38:26 +0000

Since I get regular emails on this subject, I thought I might as well create a whole post on restaurants (and a smattering of bars) in Chicago that I think are worth recommending. The first of...

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Broths of Babylon

Melissa — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:16:33 +0000

A few months ago when my friends and were planning another themed dinner party, I submitted the idea for Mesopotamia on a whim and it was picked. So I delved a bit into cooking from the Fertile...

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Atherosclerosis: The Human Condition?

Melissa — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:11:05 +0000

I've written about mummy abuse before, but today the press is having a field day with the preliminary findings of the Horus study, an examination of atherosclerosis in ancient mummies. Luckily,...

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