In one of the more bizarre advertising and promotion campaigns ever seen, Burger King outlets in Brazil have found a disturbing way to connect you with your food.  Now, when you order a Whopper, your face . . . is printed on the wrapper.   Oglivy, the worldwide giant advertising industry, is the brain behind [...]

Rooting for the Los Angeles Dodgers is almost like begging for physical abuse in the Bay Area, where I grew up.  Well, now that my favorite adopted baseball team (I’m not abandoning the Oakland A’s, despite their recent sad performance), is the Dodgers, let me rave about this organization.  After all, with all the debate over energy [...]

The weekend before last we had a couple over for dinner:  he’s vegan, she’s vegetarian, and I wanted to be a gracious host.  But as a proud omnivore, I was wondering what the heck I could cook that didn’t have cheese or eggs.  Well, it turned out to be pretty simple:  the trick is to [...]

I’ve eaten soy products for years, even before they came in all shapes, forms, and brands.  The funny thing is that looking back, I bought soy milk because I liked the taste—it came in plain little bottles, mixed with just a little sugar, and it was less than a dollar at the Chinese markets.  Yum!  Everyone else thought, [...]

Starting today, we will have a There’s a Place! segment, featuring reviews of restaurants and cafés that are—or are working on—using organic or local ingredients, as well as incorporating sustainable business practices. Recently I spent the day with Ara as he had knee surgery and was unable to drive.  Dehydrated, hungry, and groggy, he suggested [...]