snacks and glints

KFC comes out with a new sandwich. The bread is made of two fried pieces of chicken, with cheese and bacon sandwiched between. Can KFC be sued for this?

A great article in the Economist this week on the demographic shift of Africa – meaning, women are having less children. Let’s give out a shout out to our sisters. Not an easy task in the African context.

Maybe US school lunches programs will finally stop serving tater tots and fish sticks.

A rip on Michael Pollan, by a farmer no less.

Getting your kids to eat well, requires that well, you eat well. Good luck america.

ryan mcginley keeps a food diary

If you like photographer/artist Ryan McGinley’s work, it may be interesting to see what he eats.  I think it is interesting to read about what people eat – it can be so personal. Particularly with the detail that he goes into. But one particular thing I noticed about him is that he orders food in the early early morning from really sorta expensive places. What restaurant serves at 3 am? I guess they do for Ryan…And maybe this was an off week, but he sees really stupid movies.

fetish markets of bamako mali. My favorite, monkey heads

While visiting the food and artisan markets of Bamako, we ran across the “fetish” market where all things voodoo permeate. There were cheetah fur, monkey, rat and warthog heads, whole rotting birds, shells, bones, skins, teeth, and i shall not go on. Much of these come from Benin, the origin of voodoo. Supposedly, monkey heads hold power, and some of the fetishes are used for ‘medicine’ and ‘good luck’. Check out this photo 5cense snapped.

fetish market in bamako mali