Posts Tagged ‘effect’

The Chang effect: Wooing palates, breaking hearts— and why he left
Peter Chang’s food has created a frenzy among foodies. PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO Last fall, word that a famous Szechuan chef had quietly set up in Charlottesville had foodies salivating. There was a small newspaper mention and online chatter from groupies who track his every move, but after a March 1 story in the New Yorker , diners went into a feeding frenzy. “We were surprised that it became so …

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Made right after the “hot coffee” controversy started around GTA: San Andreas…

Fair Trade has major effect on coffee-growing communities
I openly admit that I’m a coffee snob. Yet until recently, I had no real concept of how that caffeinated liquid made it from a farm into my insulated mug. So when an opportunity arose to travel to Nicaragua Jan. 16-23 with a delegation jointly sponsored by Equal Exchange, a leader in Fair Trade coffee and other products, and the Presbyterian Church (USA) Hunger Program, I jumped on it.

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