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The Kale Is Dead, Long Live the Kale!

Kale, kale, surely you've heard of kale. Anyone who's anyone is eating it. Any restaurant worth its pink Himalayan salt is selling it. When we speak of trendy foods, kale is it! In a New York Times piece by Kristin Tice Studeman, she writes, "Along with midriff-baring tops and all things Gatsby, another trend has swept the spring social circuit: kale salads."

What? You might protest: "I've been eating kale salads and noticing them on menus for months, if not years." But a D.J. has spoken, therefore the trend is real: “'For some reason when you go to a restaurant and they have a kale salad on the menu, you automatically accept that it’s a cool spot,' said Chelsea Leyland, a D.J. and…

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