It's a three ring circus of dismay up ins! Without further ado:
1) Vegan poutine. It is a real Thing. Poutine involves three ingredients, two of which cannot, by definition, be vegan. So, it's not a we-can-use-soy-instead-of-fish-sauce-in-this-veggie-curry kind of thing -- it's a Husker Du reunion where Grant Hart tours with Lake and Palmer. Potato Champion, you are doing the Lord's work, by and large, bringing actual poutine to the people of Portland, but please, think of the children. (The menu lists a "veggie gravy" and reliable informants tell me that "soy cheese" is openly available.
2) Pomegranite Raspberry Michelob Ultra. The Cod says this as someone who is serious as a heart attack about body dysmorphia, eating disorders, etc -- when I see someome drinking a Michelob Ultra, I put them on my worryabout list.* Adding pomegranite and raspberry flavors makes this seem less like a beer, and more like part of a terrible, terrible cleanse.
3) This. Unpack it yourself, but it's disconcerting to read something that makes you wonder if maybe Caitlin Flanagan was right.
*As soomeone who works in higher ed, not hard to see evidence of dysmorphia/disordered eating, as a male teacher, nigh-on impossible to address usefully/uncreepily. It's frustrating.
There is nothing less beer than Mich Ultra.
Flanagan seems a troll if there ever was one.
Posted by: Daniel | Monday, 30 January 2012 at 11:42 AM
And a new low for Libbie Summers! Who is the corporate sponsor of that particular bit of flotsam?
Posted by: Mr. Sidetable | Monday, 30 January 2012 at 12:05 PM
Libbie Summers is quickly becoming my least favorite food person.
Posted by: Todd Price | Monday, 30 January 2012 at 02:55 PM