STEAK

I thought that after reading the excerpt from Michael Pollan's book "The Omnivore's Dilemma" I would NEVER eat beef again.

WRONG.

This weekend my best friend came to visit Chicago with her family. Last night they took us out to the Kinzie Chophouse in the River North area. I announced that I was just going to get pasta but no one would allow that. We were in the Midwest. I needed to order a steak. I surrendered and ordered an 8 oz. fillet-rare. When the meal arrived I could not stop thinking about the poor cow 534 and how it only had five more months to live and meanwhile it had to sleep in its manure. Everyone stared as the waiter asked me to cut into the center of the steak to see if it was cooked to my liking. It was. Red drippings spilled into the mashed potatoes as I began to feast. I was reluctant at first but the moment that I tasted the tender meat I couldn't stop. I ate the entire thing.

I do not know if my dinner was "grass-fed" or "corn-fed" or what its other living conditions were. All I know is that the rare meat was delicious and I will continue to consume it despite that many health consequences.