articles by: Eric Steinman

Are You Hungry For Lab-Grown Meat?

In the 1986 remake of the science fiction classic The Fly, an early scene shows the scientist, Seth Brundle, tinkering with his teleportation machine and using a cut of steak as the subject of his exp…

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Salt is Bad For You… No It’s Not!

If you are paying attention, then you have probably noticed a trend of sorts – particularly about contradictory medical findings. Take virtually any substance that can be consumed or ingested (except …

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What If You Couldn’t Taste or Smell Anything?

Years ago I was hit with a horrendous sinus infection that, while providing punishing sinus pain and congestion, also rendered my senses of taste and smell virtually kaput. Due to the fact I could nei…

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20 Foods You Should Just Never Eat

A few months back, a website called Trueactivist.com (a sort of news aggregator with an activist flavor) published a list of nine foods you should never eat again if you care at all about your long-te…

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Is There Any Reason Not to Drink Coffee?

Remember when coffee was bad for you? When cutting down on coffee, and particularly caffeine intake, was the best thing you could do for your nerves and your overall health? There used to be a time wh…

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The Best Way to Keep Asparagus Fresh

If you were to ask me last spring what is the best way to keep asparagus fresh, I would have told you the following: Choose your asparagus wisely; making sure that they are not wilted and the botto…

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Are We ‘Oversharing’ Our Parenthood?

Becoming a parent is, inarguably, the most meaningful and momentous thing someone could introduce into his or her life. And when you stop to consider how often people get together and have kids, it is…

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Do You Have an Organic Bias?

Years ago I was at a trade show talking to a representative from a hydroponic produce enterprise about his tomatoes. When I inquired whether or not his tomatoes were farmed organically, he became a li…

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ADHD on a Serious Uptick Among Children

It had been widely accepted that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (A.D.H.D.) and Attention Deficit Disorder (A.D.D.), while being on the rise, affected only about 4 percent or 5 percent of the…

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The Risks and Benefits of Backyard Chickens

This guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, 'Doc, my brother's crazy, he thinks he's a chicken.' And the doctor says, 'Well why don't you turn him in?' and the guy says, 'I would, but I need the eggs.' …

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Eric Steinman is a freelance writer based in Rhinebeck, NY. He regularly writes about food, music, art, architecture, and culture and is a regular contributor to Bon Appétit among other publications.

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