apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time


Neolithic Knives and Traitor Joe's
Delicious links for 7.23.09

2009_07_23-Slinkage.jpgGorgeous summer vegetable tarts, a beautiful pizza peel, and neolithic knives in today's Delicious Links.

 
 
Today's Delicious Links

Savory Summer Tarts - So beautiful! At Epicurious.

Neolithic-style Knives - A concept by Matthias Kaeding

Mahogany Pizza Peel - by Will Pratt.

Traitor Joe's - A site by Greenpeace that tries to shed light on Trader Joe's greenwashing, especially in the area of seafood.

Found a new product? Made a great recipe? Have a delicious link to share?
Send us a tip!
Found a new product? Made a great recipe? Have a delicious link to share?
Send us a tip!
2009_07_22-Slinkage.jpg2009_07_21-Slinkage.jpg2009_07_20-Slinkage.jpg2009_07_17-Slinkage.jpg2009_07_16-Slinkage.jpg2009_07_15-Slinkage.jpg2009_07_14-Slinkage.jpg2009_07_13-Slinkage.jpg2009_07_10-Slinkage.jpg

Tags

Slinks, Delicious Links

Related Links

Share

Comments (6)

those knives are awesome! they actually look like the kind the neanderthals used--- they were apparently more efficient than the human's version at the time.

would be fun to give it a try, they look like they would be good for herbs.

posted by Barbara S on July 23rd 2009 at 3:03pm
view Barbara S's profile

I love the knifes too! Ceramic though? Doesn't sound very durable. Wouldn't they break easily when dropped? I'd be gutted if I smashed my cool neolithic knife.

posted by buda on July 23rd 2009 at 8:58pm
view buda's profile

Thank you for the Trader Joe's link! I find that store very disappointing when it comes to excessive packaging and limited information about food origin. It's refreshing to see at least one of these issues addressed.

posted by jessekl on July 27th 2009 at 8:16am
view jessekl's profile

The knives: you know, I really like to have a part on my knife to hold that's not, you know, all /knifey/. Maybe the cavemen had some really effective callouses...

"Traitor Joe's": I'd probably feel more outraged if that site had a single substantiated statement on it. But it doesn't. Lots of accusations, lots of insinuations, but no substance and no proof unless you count a link to a Greenpeace site that cites TJ's for not living up to their labeling standards. I don't really have a dog in this fight as the nearest TJ's is several hundred miles away, but you've got to have more than just a catchy name to have a meaningful argument.

posted by PhilMills on July 27th 2009 at 1:58pm
view PhilMills's profile

Thank you for the post about Trader Joe's. I remember a while back The Kitchn posted a blurb about sustainable seafood that included a link to the Blue Ocean Institute. They have a very useful guide for consumers on what seafood is safe and sustainable.

It's really up to us to stop buying red-list seafood.

posted by peapod23 on July 27th 2009 at 5:37pm
view peapod23's profile

Some of the info on that site about Trader Joe's is false (like, they stopped selling chilean sea bass 4 years ago). TJs does a lot of things right in the environment department, and plenty wrong. Vote with your wallets!

posted by Robynthegeek on August 3rd 2009 at 12:38pm
view Robynthegeek's profile