Al Sicherman

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Al Sicherman writes the Tidbits column for the Taste section. He is a retired columnist for the Star Tribune. In 1989 his son Joe died after taking LSD. The column Al wrote then: A father's plea: Be scared for your kids was widely reprinted. In 1999 Al wrote a new introduction to that column: Ten years after Joe's death, grief and a message endure.

Recent content from Al Sicherman

Tidbits: pizza rolls, V8 and more

From the pizzeria There already were nine flavors of Totino’s Pizza Rolls (perhaps, like Mr. Tidbit, you were surprised to notice...

Updated: May 15, 2013, - 12:41 PM

Tidbits: Hormel Compleats and Spam

The Compleat diner Every once in a while Mr. Tidbit discovers that a quiet little product he hasn’t looked at...

Updated: May 08, 2013, - 02:19 PM

Tidbits: prune juice and ice cream

More water It has been a while since Mr. Tidbit shared his wisdom on the subject of “light” juices, so here’s...

Updated: May 01, 2013, - 01:39 PM

Tidbits: The download on Lunchables

Uploading Lunchables It’s been quite a while since Mr. Tidbit visited the Lunchables department of the supermarket. That’s mostly because he...

Updated: April 24, 2013, - 02:26 PM

Tidbits: Oatmeal full of surprises

Oat of their minds? New from Quaker, which surely is the champion of making one product in many versions (sorry, Oreos,...

Updated: April 17, 2013, - 02:28 PM

Tidbits: Tomato sauce in a box

Sauce in a box What could possibly be new about tomato sauce? No, it’s not another flavor. It’s the package. Mr....

Updated: April 10, 2013, - 01:14 PM

Tidbits: Liquid water enhancers and Greek pricing

More MiO It has been a while since Mr. Tidbit spoke of the “liquid water enhancer” MiO, which is essentially a...

Updated: April 03, 2013, - 02:07 PM

Tidbits: VeggieCuisine and Oreos

Veggies and gardein Three new additions to the Lean Cuisine lineup are labeled VeggieCuisine, apparently a subset of the Spa Collection....

Updated: March 27, 2013, - 12:57 PM

Tidbits: Post cereal and Triscuits

Many bunches of oats It has been a few years since Post cereals were briefly part of the Kraft empire, but...

Updated: March 20, 2013, - 02:20 PM

Tidbits: Oreo cookies and Pepperidge Farm cookies

The Stuf of dreams Have you, Oreo cookie lover, felt that even the Double Stuf Oreo somehow comes up short in...

Updated: March 13, 2013, - 04:57 PM

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