Nutrition Facts, or Nutrition Lies?
Fuzzy math, indeed. I was chowing down on some Nature Valley Pumpkin Spice granola bars the other day, when I noticed the perplexing Nutrition Facts label on the packaging: If…
The Neptunus Group Building, Shenzhen (China)
Recently, I came across an article from two months ago that mentioned how Chinese Leader Jinping Xi issued a decree limiting the construction of buildings >250 meters (~821 feet) tall,…
Some People Like Banh Mi, Some Like…Thuoc Lao
Within the Solanaceae family of plants are some of my favorite foods; tomatoes, eggplant, and potatoes are the three that come to mind. However, there’s one particularly nasty member of…
St. Louis-Style Pork Steak
Due to the raging pandemic, I recently returned from a family visit near St. Louis, Missouri (USA). With the notable exceptions of St. Louis city and county, that region of…
