Posted on 12/22/2015 4:59:18 AM PST by Citizen Zed
Imagine that you and I are dining at a restaurant for a very special meal, where the choices are wide, the server is welcoming and knowledgeable, and the atmosphere is cozy - a perfect place for a crisp December evening. I order a Manhattan, three cherries, and you select a nice white wine. After a selection of raw oysters, we enjoy simple salads of mixed greens, avocado, cherry tomatoes and fresh parmesan. The conversation is warming up as we work our way to our main courses: lobster bisque for me, grilled shrimp and saffron rice for you. We end with coffee, chocolate mousse and panna cotta. Bon appetit!
Unfortunately, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s "Climate Change, Global Food Security and the U.S. Food System" report released during the 2015 Paris Climate Conference earlier this month points to a new reality. All of these dots and their connections in this global system are under an intensifying threat: Climate change is fundamentally altering our menu. "Big Food" is taking notice of these changes, and so should we.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Thank you climate change (And another non-treaty global Obama agreement)!
And thank you Walmart for the 88 cent 2 liter diet Mountain Dew to wash it down and stay hydrated!
A rich liberal elitist look at globullshit warming and how it could have a devastating effect on other rich liberal elitists and their lifestyles.
I’m partial to the $1 menu choices at Wendys!
Oh my! A “selection of raw oysters.” How cosmopolitan.
Yeah! That old $1 menu was a crap menu! Wait....it's the same stuff. Pickles may be extra.
So much climate change B/S - Sadly most of them don’t have the smarts to realize that there would be precious little to eat if there is significant global cooling.
Speak for yourselves.
A member of The Capital chimes in with a profound worry that saffron in his grilled shrimp with saffron rice may be effected by climate change.
More baby backs and rib eyes for everybody!!!!
Michael, come back when you’re talking about burgers and fries.
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