Now that the bloom is finally off the Atkins diet rose, now that the instinct to, say, make a purée of potatoes feels slightly less suicidal, let us take a moment to realize that, when it comes to food, Americans have the tendency to lose all reason. With the same collective head-scratching that goes on when we look back at the big hair and shoulder pads of the 80's, we would do well to ask: What were we thinking? nicht umsonst wird zum schluss carlo petrini zitiert.

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over at serious eats, sehr unterhaltsam, aber auch sehr amerikanisch. was mir aber gleich aufgefallen ist: amerikaner haben extra-suessungspillen fuer wein? what the f**k? ich glaube, mit wird schlecht.

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