Don't Play Chicken With the Feds

When I visualize organized crime, I think of shady characters in silk suits and fedora hats. Late-night meetings, smoke-filled rooms, skimming money from casinos and buying off politicians.

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Fingerprints in My Ice Cream

Who is Spencer Sheehan and why are his fingers in my ice cream? It’s complicated. Batman protects Gotham City. Superman protects Lois Lane. Attorney Spencer Sheehan protects ground vanilla beans in New York.

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Miyoko’s Vegan Butter Redux: The Jackboot of Government

Just when you thought Government couldn’t be more devious, they outdo themselves. In March, I blogged that California Government told Miyoko Schinner to change the name of her very popular “Miyoko’s Vegan Butter” so consumers wouldn’t be “deceived and confused” – – even though the label already says “Cultured Vegan Butter.

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Mmm... Splinters in Your Pasta

I’m doing 73 in a 55 zone, watching out for Highway Patrol, and this makes me think of Parmesan cheese. It’s how your brain works when you’re The Food Lawyer®.

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Possums, Speculators and Lobbyists

Two possums come into our front yard every night. They eat insects, take a drink from our cats’ outside water dish, and then move on to our neighbor’s yard.

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Smoke Gets in Your Nuts

I’ve always thought smoked almonds are a good thing, but I was dead wrong. Tasty, healthy, cheap, available everywhere. All these years, I thought I was eating smoked almonds, but I wasn’t.

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