Tag: food

Fed Up, Food & Behavior, and the Great Sugar Conspiracy

A half-pint of school lunch chocolate milk has 18 grams of sugar -- that's four and a half teaspoons!

What would you think if the United States government colluded with the tobacco industry to encourage the sale of cigarettes?  Or if Michelle Obama got behind the podium and told Americans that it was okay to drink as much booze as they wanted, as long as they drank a bottle of water at the end… Continue reading Fed Up, Food & Behavior, and the Great Sugar Conspiracy

Spreading Good Vibes with the Terrapin Foundation Food Drive

2015’s Gathering of the Vibes will mark the 11th time in its 20-year history that the festival’s been held in Bridgeport — and the seventeenth year that the Terrapin Foundation will hold its annual food drive at the event.  Since 1999, the Bridgeport-based non-profit has collected almost 48,000 pounds of food to benefit the local… Continue reading Spreading Good Vibes with the Terrapin Foundation Food Drive

SomruS and Thali: Delicious Food and Drinks

  Earlier this week, Alternative Control was invited to Thali in New Haven to try SomruS, a recently launched Indian liqueur.  SomruS is truly an international product — dreamed up by a Chicago-based company, made with Caribbean rum, and bottled in Wisconsin, SomruS is the first cream liqueur to represent the flavors of India. And… Continue reading SomruS and Thali: Delicious Food and Drinks

Chocolate Expo Walks the Plank at the Maritime Center

When Jessie May offered to take me to The Chocolate Expo at the Maritime Center as a member of the press I jumped at the chance. Visions of chocolate, caramel and other assorted goodies danced in my head as I imagined the diabetes I’d surely be stricken with by the end of the excursion. If… Continue reading Chocolate Expo Walks the Plank at the Maritime Center

Misadventures in Sake Infusion, Part II: Blueberries

Serves 2. Being a hipster isn’t all fun and games.  When my first batch of infused sake came out tasting like a pine tree, I knew I had to go back to the drawing board and come up with a better recipe to share with all ten people who read this blog. For this round,… Continue reading Misadventures in Sake Infusion, Part II: Blueberries

Let’s Go Down to the Butcher Shop

Yesterday, Saugatuck Craft Butchery hosted Porktoberfest, a celebration of pork, beer, accordions, and more pork.  As a zine about “Metal… And everything else you need to live,” Alternative Control had a grave responsibility to cover this event — after all, who can live without beer and pork?  Or if you’re a vegetarian, beer and accordions? … Continue reading Let’s Go Down to the Butcher Shop