Food FYI: Chickens, 'the new pink slime'?

Food FYI: Chickens, ‘the new pink slime’?

By Betty HallockDeputy Food Editor

April 11, 2012 9 AM PT

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THE BAD NEWS ABOUT CHICKEN

The Atlantic rounds up more reasons to worry about the state of commercially raised chickens.

FOODIE-NOMICS

The New York Times reviews Tyler Cowen’s ‘An Economist Gets Lunch’: ‘Reading Mr. Cowen is like pushing a shopping cart through Whole Foods with Rush Limbaugh.’ (No, thanks.)

POP KITCHEN

Miho Hatori of reunited Japanese pop duo Cibo Matto tells Saveur why she loves her Manhattan kitchen. ‘The most special thing about my kitchen is probably the fish tank....’

BOURDAIN, PUBLISHER

Anthony Bourdain talks to CBS about signing 85-year-old Olive Garden reviewer Marilyn Hagerty.

GLUTEN FREE?

Dietitians chime in on Miley Cyrus’ gluten-free diet over at Us Weekly.

ALSO:

Mac ‘n’ cheese recipes!

It’s coming: Crabfest 8 at the Hungry Cat

New Autry Farmers Market to open in Griffith Park

-- Betty Hallock

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Betty Hallock

Betty Hallock is deputy Food editor at the Los Angeles Times. She has co-written four cookbooks, including “Bäco: Vivid Recipes from the Heart of Los Angeles,” “Amá: A Modern Tex-Mex Kitchen” and “Baking at République.” She started her journalism career at the Wall Street Journal and Scientific American in New York, worked on the L.A. Times’ Business desk, and was interim food editor at Los Angeles Magazine. Hallock also helped launch a food and nutrition vertical for wellness app RoundGlass. She’s a graduate of UCLA and New York University.