Slog - Comments on Hot Tip

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:25:34 -0800

I knew there was a reason why the organic apple at PCC was more filling and better than the store-brought woody apple at Fred Meyer ...

Comment by dw

dw — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:37:16 -0800

You might want to keep your mid-February clear. There's a rumor that he'll be in town for the book tour and might be giving a talk at a local venue.

Comment by Concerned Tim Eyman Supporter

Concerned Tim Eyman Supporter — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:44:10 -0800

Do they have a manga version?

Comment by foodie

foodie — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:52:48 -0800

Thanks much for this. Based on my number I think i'll get it before the summer!

Comment by Beth

Beth — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:54:12 -0800

Wooo! Only 32 people ahead of me. Thanks for the notice!

Comment by blaire

blaire — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:54:19 -0800

Or you could just buy it

Comment by shitbrain

shitbrain — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:16:50 -0800

Thanks for the tip! But you coulda linked to it directly.

Comment by jkjk

jkjk — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:57:06 -0800

thanks for the tip!

Comment by annie

annie — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:33:00 -0800

@2: Never. I hate readings in general, and this one--imagine a room full of sanctimonious foodies like myself!--would be one of the worst.

Comment by kinaidos

kinaidos — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:33:21 -0800

Way back in the 40s the country's first food writing icon M F K Fisher was making all the same points. Her prose is quite a bit better than Pollan's too. The compilation of her works The Art of Eating is probably readily available at most libraries, and one might consider reading part of it while one waits for Pollan's book to make it's way to you courtes of the SPL.

Comment by Ebenezer

Ebenezer — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:59:12 -0800

66 people ahead of me, and SPL's only ordered six books. Didn't the council just give them a bunch of extra money to increase their collection? Thanks for the tip, though - otherwise, the line would be longer than the wait for Stanford International Elementary School.

@1, even organic red delicious apples taste great. I'd given up on them when I still bought conventional.

Comment by Wondering Willa

Wondering Willa — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:19:59 -0800

Agree with kinaidos, he is not a good writer. He gives good soundbite, but prose .... not so much.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:50:21 -0800

@11 - have to agree, the quality factor is why I buy most of my apples at PCC now.

Comment by Troy

Troy — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:12:25 -0800

But aren't we glad to have a $160 million Central Library? Obviously a huge, underutilized building is more useful than books, open hours, and staff.

Comment by Issur

Issur — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:20:52 -0800

A library isn't really for books anymore. That's last century. To me the downtown library is like the lobby of an airport, it's a place for my thoughts to take flight. Also the new Library makes a much better rental location for parties.