March 14, 2008
Bite Size News

--Your Crisco is contraband. Boston told trans fats to take a hike. [Boston Globe]
--This is a sad day for unhealthy food in Massachusetts. Carvel is closing a plant in Marlborough. [WBZ]
--The Boston Ballet is laying off 20% of its dancers. No one's saying who the dancers are, but you'll know them if you see signs declaring, "Will pirouette for food." [New York Times]
--One place we think these ballet dancers won't go is the strip club. And they definitely won't be going to Milford. The town has rejected the proposal to bring strippers to town. [Boston Globe]
Image of food that may or may not be guilty of containing trans fat by hmmlargeart from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr.



I need to save this picture so I can show Seattlites what fried clams (or is that scallops?) looks like, and prove that there exists such a thing as fast-food seafood.
dude, what about the Ivar's shacks?
and that sweet little place next to Shilshole?