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Showing Original Post only (View all)Why Is Mario Batali on Food Stamps? [View all]
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2012/05/why_is_mario_ba.phpHere's a publicity stunt we can get behind: Mario Batali and his family are eating for a week on a food stamp budget--$31 a person, for the entire week. Batali is protesting budget cuts to SNAP currently pending in Congress.
Batali is on the board of the Food Bank for New York City, which suggested celebrity chefs take the challenge May 11 - 17. Here's how it's gone so far:
"Rice and beans is in my lunch every day," Batali said. "We got a bag of mini gala apples for $3. We bought a pork shoulder roast for $8 and got two and a half meals out of it. I got a whole chicken for $5, but it was spoiled so I had to return it and got a $7 chicken instead. They were out of $5 chickens."
Go here to tell Congress to protect food stamps, instead of slashing and restructuring the food stamp program, the single biggest source of food for New Yorkers who rely on soup kitchens and food pantries.
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For a split second I thought you were saying LO'D went on Fox and Friends and attacked Batali
Bake
May 2012
#54
Your comments re. transportation are right on. Most poor people dont have decent stores
rhett o rick
May 2012
#99
Most gorillas eat nothing but fruit, leaves, stems, seeds and the occasional termite
Reptilublican
May 2012
#93
To avoid taxing your repertoire of witty retorts further,I will consider myself duly chastized, lol.
Doremus
May 2012
#77
It is just the two of us as well. My son is very good at vacuuming, mowing the lawn etc.
ScreamingMeemie
May 2012
#85
No, I couldn't. Not if I wanted to continue eating organic and sustainable food.
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#87
I used to bake my own bread but I determined the day-old bakery rack was actually cheaper.
Chan790
May 2012
#135
Back when George McGovern was a senator he challenged other congress persons to do this. It was
jwirr
May 2012
#13
'King Corn' - scary film. I have 'the Future of Food' and am almost afraid to watch it. nt
Mnemosyne
May 2012
#56
We can afford endless wars and bailouts, but we can't afford to feed our own people?
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2012
#22
Most upscale restaurants give the employees food. I'm guessing they eat there every day. n/t
FSogol
May 2012
#46
His prices? WTF? He could be a Mercedes dealer or in any high-end business.
pinboy3niner
May 2012
#106
I like how you throw the wine in, for what conceivable reason other than drama I have no idea
Doremus
May 2012
#53
so the fuck what? poor people exist, therefore no one can have expensive cuisine?
dionysus
May 2012
#80
what has one got to do with the other ? it's good he understands not everyone can afford his
JI7
May 2012
#66
Somehow I doubt you are genuinely concerned over the existence of fancy restaurants.
Quantess
May 2012
#101
A few years ago, then Oregon Governor Ted Kulungowski and his wife did exactly what he's doing.
Bluenorthwest
May 2012
#30
Ok, when I first read that I thought you meant his picture is on food stamps. :) /nt
MatthewStLouis
May 2012
#51
You said it yourself, because you live near a grocery store and a Trader Joe's. You also have time
riderinthestorm
May 2012
#122