Column by Tamar Haspel | Italy has a much lower obesity rate than the U.S., even though Italians enjoy multicourse meals.
Here’s why:
Here’s why:
Column | Why aren’t Italians as obese as Americans? It’s not really what they eat.
The obesity rate in Italy is far below that in the U.S., even though Italians enjoy multicourse meals involving pasta.
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July 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Column by Tamar Haspel | Italy has a much lower obesity rate than the U.S., even though Italians enjoy multicourse meals.
Here’s why:
Here’s why:
"His office leadership instructed appointees to act as servers for a multicourse meal. They dispatched a US Park Police helicopter for his personal transportation. On at least one occasion, a staffer was told to remake the cookies because the batch was subpar..."
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"His office leadership instructed appointees to act as servers for a multicourse meal. They dispatched a US Park Police helicopter for his personal transportation. On at least one occasion, a staffer was told to remake the cookies because the batch was subpar..."
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my dad just volunteered my mom and aunties to cook a multicourse indian meal for 75-80 people.
he’s shortly going to regret that and i can’t wait. 😈
he’s shortly going to regret that and i can’t wait. 😈
September 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
my dad just volunteered my mom and aunties to cook a multicourse indian meal for 75-80 people.
he’s shortly going to regret that and i can’t wait. 😈
he’s shortly going to regret that and i can’t wait. 😈
Two nights a week at Refettorio Harlem, a nonprofit restaurant and food pantry, chefs turn donated food that would otherwise go to waste into a multicourse dinner that is served to anyone who is hungry. The chef Massimo Bottura said he wanted to “create places where food becomes a connector.”
In a Harlem Church, a Free Three-Course Dinner, No Questions Asked
Two nights a week at Refettorio Harlem, chefs turn donated food that would otherwise go to waste into a multicourse dinner that is served to anyone who is hungry.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Two nights a week at Refettorio Harlem, a nonprofit restaurant and food pantry, chefs turn donated food that would otherwise go to waste into a multicourse dinner that is served to anyone who is hungry. The chef Massimo Bottura said he wanted to “create places where food becomes a connector.”
This is like going to a restaurant, ordering a big expensive multicourse meal, then paying someone to secretly throw it all away. It's like paying a lot of money for a personal trainer for months and months all the while sending someone else in your place to do all the work. It makes no sense.
February 23, 2026 at 4:39 PM
This is like going to a restaurant, ordering a big expensive multicourse meal, then paying someone to secretly throw it all away. It's like paying a lot of money for a personal trainer for months and months all the while sending someone else in your place to do all the work. It makes no sense.
My New Year’s Day tradition last few years has been to have a handful of friends over and make an extended multicourse meal (make a course, eat it, make the next course).
My wife is making a pasta full of things she foraged - mushrooms, hazelnuts. But I’m starting the dough now.
My wife is making a pasta full of things she foraged - mushrooms, hazelnuts. But I’m starting the dough now.
January 1, 2026 at 6:11 PM
My New Year’s Day tradition last few years has been to have a handful of friends over and make an extended multicourse meal (make a course, eat it, make the next course).
My wife is making a pasta full of things she foraged - mushrooms, hazelnuts. But I’m starting the dough now.
My wife is making a pasta full of things she foraged - mushrooms, hazelnuts. But I’m starting the dough now.
i made myself a multicourse luncheon. the courses are a bowl of Chex cereal and a bowl of Chex snack mix
November 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
i made myself a multicourse luncheon. the courses are a bowl of Chex cereal and a bowl of Chex snack mix
A new generation of pastry chefs are stepping into the spotlight, with multicourse dessert experiences in New York, San Antonio and more.
🍰 on.wsj.com/4wywhAF
🍰 on.wsj.com/4wywhAF
August 19, 2026 at 10:53 PM
A new generation of pastry chefs are stepping into the spotlight, with multicourse dessert experiences in New York, San Antonio and more.
🍰 on.wsj.com/4wywhAF
🍰 on.wsj.com/4wywhAF
sounds like he'll be cooking a multicourse indian meal for 75-80 people all on his own.
September 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
sounds like he'll be cooking a multicourse indian meal for 75-80 people all on his own.
The owner wanted a space designed for multicourse meals or entertaining kids and fellow parents. on.wsj.com/3RdNW1u
He Built a $1 Million Kitchen to Impress Michelin-Starred Chefs
The owner wanted a space designed for multicourse meals or entertaining kids and fellow parents.
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May 17, 2026 at 1:03 PM
The owner wanted a space designed for multicourse meals or entertaining kids and fellow parents. on.wsj.com/3RdNW1u
If you can’t decide whether you want sushi or “kaiseki” multicourse haute cuisine for your next dinner, Nadaman’s new Ginza Onodera x Nadaman, which combines both dining concepts, is your answer.
At Nadaman, a traditional Japanese multicourse meal gets a new format
The Onodera group has taken a bold step in merging two of its dining concepts — sushi and “kaiseki” haute cuisine.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:44 AM
If you can’t decide whether you want sushi or “kaiseki” multicourse haute cuisine for your next dinner, Nadaman’s new Ginza Onodera x Nadaman, which combines both dining concepts, is your answer.
A new generation of pastry chefs are stepping into the spotlight, with multicourse dessert experiences in New York, San Antonio and more on.wsj.com/4wHLO19
From the First Course to the Last, It’s All Dessert at These Restaurants
A new generation of pastry chefs are stepping into the spotlight, with multicourse dessert experiences in New York, San Antonio and more
on.wsj.com
August 19, 2026 at 8:02 PM
A new generation of pastry chefs are stepping into the spotlight, with multicourse dessert experiences in New York, San Antonio and more on.wsj.com/4wHLO19
Interactive, chef-driven, multicourse meals have boomed in recent years.
They work just as well with tacos and Mexican food as they do with sushi. 🍣🌮 https://www.texasmonthly.com/food/taco-omakases/
They work just as well with tacos and Mexican food as they do with sushi. 🍣🌮 https://www.texasmonthly.com/food/taco-omakases/
Omakase Isn’t Just for Japanese Food. Ask These Taqueros.
Interactive, chef-driven, multicourse meals have boomed in recent years. They work just as well with tacos and Mexican food as they do with sushi.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Interactive, chef-driven, multicourse meals have boomed in recent years.
They work just as well with tacos and Mexican food as they do with sushi. 🍣🌮 https://www.texasmonthly.com/food/taco-omakases/
They work just as well with tacos and Mexican food as they do with sushi. 🍣🌮 https://www.texasmonthly.com/food/taco-omakases/
I’m going to miss multicourse buffet breakfast tomorrow 🤣
Not as much as I’ll miss all the wonderful people who I got to hangout with!! 💜💜💜💜
Not as much as I’ll miss all the wonderful people who I got to hangout with!! 💜💜💜💜
October 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I’m going to miss multicourse buffet breakfast tomorrow 🤣
Not as much as I’ll miss all the wonderful people who I got to hangout with!! 💜💜💜💜
Not as much as I’ll miss all the wonderful people who I got to hangout with!! 💜💜💜💜
deployed to stack firewood in his office fireplace (cozy!) & serve multicourse meals to him and his guests.
(One assumes wine pairings were optional but much appreciated).🍷
Meanwhile, outside the mahogany glow of Doug’s snack-filled fortress, the National Park Service can’t afford trash pickup. /4
(One assumes wine pairings were optional but much appreciated).🍷
Meanwhile, outside the mahogany glow of Doug’s snack-filled fortress, the National Park Service can’t afford trash pickup. /4
April 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
deployed to stack firewood in his office fireplace (cozy!) & serve multicourse meals to him and his guests.
(One assumes wine pairings were optional but much appreciated).🍷
Meanwhile, outside the mahogany glow of Doug’s snack-filled fortress, the National Park Service can’t afford trash pickup. /4
(One assumes wine pairings were optional but much appreciated).🍷
Meanwhile, outside the mahogany glow of Doug’s snack-filled fortress, the National Park Service can’t afford trash pickup. /4
Carla once again feeding us so, so well! Multicourse meal of KrBk just in time for Valentine's Day. 💘
February 14, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Carla once again feeding us so, so well! Multicourse meal of KrBk just in time for Valentine's Day. 💘
Why are Italians so much thinner than Americans?
tl;dr - they eat less
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tl;dr - they eat less
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Column | Why aren’t Italians as obese as Americans? It’s not really what they eat.
The obesity rate in Italy is far below that in the U.S., even though Italians enjoy multicourse meals involving pasta.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Why are Italians so much thinner than Americans?
tl;dr - they eat less
www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/07...
tl;dr - they eat less
www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/07...
Which is weird, because he talks about food ALL THE TIME in great multicourse detail.
February 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Which is weird, because he talks about food ALL THE TIME in great multicourse detail.
Putin’s goal in Ukraine is the liquidation of the country; offering him territory and a frozen conflict amounts to giving him a bite now, and inviting him to enjoy a scrumptious multicourse dinner when he’s ready.
New: JD Vance says Ukraine should cede land and cut a deal with Putin to end the war
“No one can explain to me how this ends without some territorial concessions relative to ‘91 boundaries.”
He’s not worried Putin keeps going.
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“No one can explain to me how this ends without some territorial concessions relative to ‘91 boundaries.”
He’s not worried Putin keeps going.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Republican senator says Ukraine should cede land and cut a deal with Putin to end the war
Sen. JD Vance, on the eve of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's trip to Capitol Hill, dismissed fears that Russia would keep making advances if it's victorious in Ukraine.
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December 12, 2023 at 4:59 AM
Putin’s goal in Ukraine is the liquidation of the country; offering him territory and a frozen conflict amounts to giving him a bite now, and inviting him to enjoy a scrumptious multicourse dinner when he’s ready.
The chefs behind Dino’s Greek Food Truck and Sushi by Scratch will serve multicourse dinners for Charlie Palmer's resort and its restaurants in Healdsburg.
Charlie Palmer-Owned Resort To Host Limited-Run Greek and Sushi Dinners
The chefs behind Dino’s Greek Food Truck and Sushi by Scratch will serve multicourse dinners for Charlie Palmer's resort and its restaurants in Healdsburg.
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September 24, 2026 at 6:46 PM
The chefs behind Dino’s Greek Food Truck and Sushi by Scratch will serve multicourse dinners for Charlie Palmer's resort and its restaurants in Healdsburg.
THREE I forgot I am also doing a themed multicourse dinner for my husband
May 21, 2026 at 5:57 PM
THREE I forgot I am also doing a themed multicourse dinner for my husband
His office leadership once instructed political appointees to act as servers for a multicourse meal. They also dispatched a U.S. Park Police helicopter for his personal transportation.
This story is a lot less amusing if you live west of the Rockies. Interior oversees the #Colorado River and much of the irrigation water for the Central Valley of California and one of the country's premier science agencies, the US Geological Survey #cawater www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Cabinet Secretary Who Wants His Cookies Freshly Baked
The unusual requests made of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s staff are raising concerns all the way to the White House.
www.theatlantic.com
April 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
His office leadership once instructed political appointees to act as servers for a multicourse meal. They also dispatched a U.S. Park Police helicopter for his personal transportation.
If you can’t decide whether you want sushi or “kaiseki” multicourse haute cuisine for your next dinner, Nadaman’s new Ginza Onodera x Nadaman, which combines both dining concepts, is your answer. 👉 ebx.sh/c9YUbL
November 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
If you can’t decide whether you want sushi or “kaiseki” multicourse haute cuisine for your next dinner, Nadaman’s new Ginza Onodera x Nadaman, which combines both dining concepts, is your answer. 👉 ebx.sh/c9YUbL
At least once, a political appointee was told to make the cookies again because their batch was subpar, and office leadership once instructed political appointees to act as servers for a multicourse meal and dispatched a U.S. Park Police helicopter for Burgum's personal transportation.
April 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
At least once, a political appointee was told to make the cookies again because their batch was subpar, and office leadership once instructed political appointees to act as servers for a multicourse meal and dispatched a U.S. Park Police helicopter for Burgum's personal transportation.