What's on my tuna?!?

Check out this article (dated from 2004):

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/06/dining/06TUNA.html?_r=0

and now check out this photo I took (today at 2:30 PM):

What is wrong with this picture? Shaws: What do you mean the tuna in my harmless-looking sushi was in fact treated with carbon monoxide to promote color retention?!

How many of us know this about our so-commonly consumed raw tuna? Though the Drug and Food Administration assures us that it is a harmless process, do we really want to say that we eat tuna that has been treated by this gas (so often referred to with a bad connotation)? It is treated to prevent natural decomposition- to give it that succulent pink color...

I don't know about you, but my lunch hour today was an eye-opening moment for me.

Canto 6 Bakery & Cafe

Sometimes the best food spots are those you are not expecting to find.
I was not expecting to walk into Canto 6 Bakery & Cafe, but I did... and how glad I am!

I sing about their brioche. I sing about their seasonal tomato and cheese croissants... I sing about their jasmine iced tea!
Walking down Washington St. in Jamaica Plain for a work commitment, I had been scanning the store fronts for about ten minutes looking for a nibble or more of food to satiate a growing hunger (after five hours of meeting with students and their parents.)

A small but delicately displayed sign stuck out to me amid the gray asphalt and other drab buildings. The smell of baked bread and savory ingredients filled my nose, intrigued my belly, and clung to my clothes. I had just discovered one of the best bakery/cafe establishments in JP (Jamaica Plain) and, dare I say, Boston.

Not only are their hot drinks a solid 8 (on the 10 scale of course), their bakery is local and flavorful, so clearly a 10.