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Thursday, January 17, 2008
Steak Out
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
photo: Jenni Girtman/AJC
I’ve never quibbled about where my favorite place for steak is — Bones. That type of statement can get you into trouble in a city where steak is more popular than fried chicken and biscuits.
For me, the steaks at Bones are great things of beauty — my favorite cut is their bone-in ribeye. Just finished a meal there this week and they are offering a new cut, a bone-in New York strip, which was almost as delectable as the ribeye, but not quite as marbled and juicy.
Couple the charred perfection of the steaks with a few grit fritters, some sauteed spinach and the colossal, sweet shrimp in a shrimp cocktail (plus that deep wine list), and Bones offers up one of the most hedonistic meals around. Plus there’s a free juke box, and it plays everything from the Zombies to Tony Bennett amidst all those kooky caricatures on the walls. You can’t beat this experience.
With so many steak houses to choose from, where do you go for a great steak?
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Latest PETA video focuses on Cumming chicken plant
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
PETA, or People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, has just released undercover video taken at a Tyson Foods plant in Cumming, Ga., that claims to show acts of cruelty against chickens awaiting slaughter, and unsanitary conditions such as workers urinating on the plant floor around chickens.
The organization, which promotes vegetarianism and animal rights, is asking for Tyson to switch to controlled-atmosphere killing, a slaughter method it contends is more humane because it uses an inert gas to kill chickens; to fire employees if they abuse animals; and to hire undercover investigators to monitor plant conditions. The video also urges consumers to go vegetarian.
PETA is also urging consumers to boycott KFC, for which Tyson is a major supplier. You can read a statement about the chicken chain’s animal welfare policy on the web site for Yum! Brands, parent of KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Long John Silver’s.
Tyson says it is investigating the allegations, along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and that it is committed to animal welfare. In a statement, the company says it conducts regular animal welfare audits at its plants, including one in Tennessee where the PETA investigator also worked and taped video. The company said some images in the video warrant investigation, but contends that others are being sensationalized by PETA.
What do you think of PETA’s campaigns? Do you look for certification from animal welfare groups on meat or poultry purchased at supermarkets? Buy cage-free eggs? Do animal welfare concerns affect where you eat?
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Where to find locally grown food
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If you want to buy directly from a farmer, in winter you can head to three markets still operating in metro Atlanta: the Morningside Farmers Market, on Saturday mornings; the Decatur Organic Farmers Market, on Wednesday afternoons; and the produce stall just outside of Star Provisions in west Midtown, on Fridays and Saturdays.
Thinking about joining a community-supported agriculture program next spring? Most CSA programs serving Atlanta start in late April or early May. Some programs start taking reservations as early as Feb. 1, and may fill up that day. If you’re interested in joining a program in 2008, you can search for one near you at Local Harvest, or by looking in the local food guide from Georgia Organics.
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