You see, Atkins isn't really a diet at all. It's a cult. And political professionals all over Washington, D.C. have drunk the Kool-Aid, sweetened with

I have to say, speaking as a chef, that the Atkins diet is bad for humanity.
It's anti human, anti joy.
It perverts all that is good about food every bit as much as the VEGAN movment.
In fact, I find vegetarians easier to deal with.
Have one item on the menu, just one, just for them, and they are happy.
Atkins dieters want exceptions and substitutes for everything on the menu. They are a royal pain in the ass. They screw up my entire rythem with their stupid special requests. For example, a recent request for "no starch extra veg" came up on my rail. The entree'?
Pan fried catfish. BREADED pan fried catfish.