I’m almost loath to jump on the Samantha Brick opinion-piece bandwagon, but in light of all of the backlash and the backlash to the backlash (and given that this is, kind of, a food column) I can’t well pass up the opportunity. Published by the Daily Mail on Tuesday, Brick’s article has drawn venom and vitriol from all corners of the world via the Twitterverse (duh) and every other form of communication or public commentary you can think of. Given the shelf life of controversy these days (see KONY 2012), it’s not expected that the outrage will last. Thus, before the ‘Brick’ can fully sink, I’ll stick in my two c(em)ents. Here I go (commence jumping):