Farm to Fable
April 19 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Food10% of the world’s population might have the $$ to pay for local, happy food, but the other 90% doesn’t want to pay the price of starvation on behalf of the 10%.
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WSJ 4/18/2016
From the first in a series of “Farm to Fable” articles by Tampa Bay Times food critic Laura Reiley, April 13:
With the tagline “Local, simple and honest,” Boca Kitchen Bar Market was among the first wave of farm-to-table restaurants in Tampa Bay to make the assertion “we use local products whenever possible.” I’ve reviewed the food. My own words are right there on their website: “local, thoughtful and, most importantly, delicious.”
But I’ve been had, from the snapper down to the beef.
It’s not just Boca. At Pelagia Trattoria at International Plaza, the “Florida blue crab” comes from the Indian Ocean. . . .
At Maritana Grille at the Loews Don CeSar, chefs claim to get pork from a farmer who doesn’t sell to them.
This is a story we are all being fed. A story about overalls, rich soil and John Deere tractors scattering broods of busy chickens. A story about healthy animals living happy lives, heirloom tomatoes hanging heavy and earnest artisans rolling wheels of cheese into aging caves nearby.
More often than not, those things are fairy tales.
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