“There’s a double shot of skepticism in this account of Starbucks’ ascendancy as a permanent fixture in the global landscape written by Clark, a Portland-based journalist, who’s been mulling over Starbucks ever since the coffeehouse chain opened three branches in his small Oregon hometown. His coverage begins with a Seattle trio who set out to emulate the high-quality coffee of the California-based Peet’s chain, before Howard Schultz took over the company and laid plans for its massive expansion. While Clark grudgingly admires Starbucks’ ability to repackage coffee as beverage entertainment for a hyperprosperous society in search of emotional soothing, there’s a lot he doesn’t like about the company. He’s convinced that Starbucks diminishes the world’s diversity by ruthlessly outmaneuvering local competition on a global scale, and dubs the baristas’ work as a textbook McJob. Even the quality of the coffee, he says, has gone downhill. Though Clark loses some of his focus by trying to rope in so many arguments against Starbucks, overall, his dubious perspective on one of the modern world’s most ubiquitous icons is just frothy enough to prove entertaining.” (Nov. 5)
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Thats right…a new cooking show with the one- the only Coolio. (He’s a rapper if you didn’t know) It just goes to show you that anyone can cook. For full details on the show and how Coolio learned to cook check out the Feb. 25 2008 Edition of Newsweek, or click here.

Looking for the top Burger recipies before summer comes to an end? Than look no further than the July 15th issue of Restaurant & Institutions. “Bugermania!” found on page 33 lists the top 50 burgers from the top 400 food chains.

In the January 8, 2007 edition of New York (pages 37 to 52), Adam Platt lists the best places to eat in New York City. He includes the ten best new restaurants of the year, the ten best dishes for under ten dollars, the best up-and-coming chefs, and more.

Those of us who are born in the United States take many things for granted. Maybe one of the things on the top of the list is, food. Many people around the world do not have the luxury of going to the supermarket or McDonald’s whenever they are hungry. The First in the Family to be Supersized, in the August 7, 2006 issue of Newsweek tells one Asian-American woman’s story.

Nutrition Today’s July/Aug. 05 issue discusses an important nutritional and educational issue: “North Carolina’s Eat Smart Standards for All Foods Available in School” focuses on the relationship between overweight children and school lunch programs. Serving junk food or not…why is this up for debate? Pick up this article in the Miller Library’s current journal section.