Worlds Fattest Woman Marries Chef
Seems obvious.
Susanne Eman, 33, who weighs over 54 stone wants to double her weight to hit over 115 stone. Now she’s found a partner to help her in her bid, 35-year-old chef Parker Clack.
The two plan to marry with Eman saying they are a “match made in heaven”: “I love eating and Parker loves cooking.”
Chef Shola Olunloyo To Demo Modernist Technique at Philly Science Fest
Chef Shola Olunloyo of Studiokitchen is teaming up with the Monell Center to do some high-end techy presentations involving flavor extractions during The Philadelphia Science Festival. Olunloyo, who is best known for using the latest space-age technologies in his cooking process, will be instantly aging whiskey and baking bread without yeast as well as other interactive demos during the April 24th event at The World Cafe.
(via Eater Philly)
Source: philly.eater.com
Family Upgrades To Shells & Cheese
MOBILE, AL— After years of eating regular Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, the Conroy family upgraded Monday to the higher-end Velveeta Shells & Cheese. “We’ve finally arrived,” said wife Beverly Conroy while serving up a heaping bowl of the delicacy, made possible by husband Corey’s 35-cent raise at the local tile factory. “It’s nothing but the finest processed instant foods for us from now on.” Pending sensible budgeting, the family hopes to move up from Hydrox cookies to Oreos by August.
Student-Run CSA Prickles Fordham Administrators, 86ed
But something tells us one of those reasons is more important than the others […] the food service contracts. The company that holds that contract is none other than Sodexo, the foreign company that will probably be bringing mediocre generic food to Coney Island next summer. Sodexo, you may recall, has been fined by New York State for overcharging New York students and denying black employees promotions. Some people think the company is kind of unscrupulous! And given Sodexo’s track record, you can imagine their reaction to students and faculty getting fresh fruits and vegetables on campus, when they really ought to be buying that stuff in the cafeteria.
Reversing the stigma of 40 Acres and a Mule
There is a movement for more African Americans to get involved in our country’s food production. But, there are serious societal challenges
because farming carries negative connotations for many African-Americans due to the legacies of slavery, sharecropping and recent discriminatory government policies.
“Black farmers were the backbone of American agriculture,” said John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association. “We went from being slaves to sharecroppers. Black farmers left farming because they didn’t see the financial rewards. Instead, they saw pictures of the old South where there were racial tensions and they didn’t want that for their families.”
With regional American cooking making a huge splash on the restaurant scene, an African American First Lady getting our nation’s children off the couch and into the garden, and serious nutrition issues disproportionately affecting minority communities, the movement has a lot of opportunities ahead, but this struggle against post-bellum discrimination and stigmas will be crucial in years to come.
