{No Shit Sherlock Commentary} NRA says eating well is critical to good health

I've written my thoughts about the need for the National Restaurant Association (NRA) in the past. I'm often dumbfounded how they take content and findings and spew it back out as the commandeer of restaurant foresight and opportunity. Let me say this, I have nothing personally against the NRA. I just don't see it's relevancy anymore outside of the yearly NRA show, where you can always find out the most efficient and cost effective ways to make "All Natural" hybrid jalapeno poppers from a desktop Turbo Chef.

So, let's move on to their very poignant piece on eating and good health. Apparently, they've done the research and figured out that "Eating Well is critical to good health".  You can read the entire article here.

Only if Paula Deen could  have read this article a few years ago.

I'm completely dumbfounded by the hypocrisy of the NRA and this article proves my point. They have a self interest to lobby for their members, period. The organization is a punching bag for big industry to tout it's power in alliance to gain more bandwidth on the national scene, and to stymie lawmakers in Washington.

Chicago Eating - sloth style

Work has brought me out to Chicago this week, one of my favorite food towns in the country. Everytime I visit Chicago I feel like I gain 10 pounds hopping off the plane. I lose all self control and turn into a gluttonous pig - meandering through the provisions like a kid at Christmas. I finally had the opportunity to visit the Girl and the Goat in Chicago last night and had one of the best food experiences in my life. Make sure to come back to check out my dining review where I will elaborate on what this restaurant is doing right in the world of flavors, combinations and environment.

This is my first post on Chopbiscuit using my iPad - so I apologize up front about any grammatical errors. Traveling peeve numero uno - Airports that charge for wireless. It's 2011, get in the game and provide this service to the traveling salesman type. Ala, me.

I will be frequenting Chi-town quite a bit this spring for a few projects and the annual NRA food show show. This show is a big "Vegas" style food porn exhibit numbing your senses as you peruse the aisles and aisles of non-sensical "things" that bow down to our big food business gods. For those who have never attended the show - make sure you have clear intent on what you're looking for or you will get lost somewhere between the Thailand smoothie taco truck or the Bhurman fusion pancake flipper guy. It's your local County Fair midway on Steroids and Four Loko.

Flight is boarding - talk to soon.