Growers and Grocers

What if the fast food/slow food debate were passé? The future may belong to liquids, suggests the article “Too lazy to chew” in today’s issue of The Guardian. The author, Lawrence Booth, begins his piece with recent research by the AC Nielsen marketing company: Sales of drinking yoghurt in Great Britain have risen by […]

I’m a Chinese woman born in the Philippines and currently living in Manila. I work as a freelance food stylist and I’m passionate about the culinary arts. I also operate a home-based baking and catering business.
My blog Pride and Prejudice covers my everyday life from travel to family to food.

An article on BonjourParis.com gives an in-depth view of French food markets that counters some frequent assumptions. Yes, France is still the European market capital, with around 36,000 marketplaces. But the role of markets has decreased dramatically with the increase of women who work outside of the home and the plethora of ready-made dishes […]

We all know that French women don’t get fat because they walk everywhere and eat a lot of leek soup. So why are major food groups rushing to market “light” products to them?
A recent book, reviewed in Saturday’s issue of Libération, analyzes the wave of light, enriched, healthy and other “scientifically proven” products that are […]

A native of the Pacific Northwest, Betty Carlson has worked, cooked, and raised a family in France for the last 16 years. She currently lives with her French husband and children in Southwest France where she teaches college English.
Her food passions include cheese, wine, local produce, and French regional specialties. Her biggest interest, however, is […]

I received a press release about Food & Water Watch and decided to pass on the link. Add this one to your bookmark list. (I couldn’t find an RSS feed for the site; hopefully they’ll add one soon, but in the interim you can sign up for email updates)
The group employs several experienced lobbyists, and […]

When I first heard of the USDA’s National Animal ID System (NAIS), I thought it was a good idea. I believe food should be traceable back to its source, and what better way to do that than tag each animal? So when Susan of Farmgirl Fare sent an email urging people to protest the initiative, […]

We should celebrate food that stands out from the mainstream. Small producers with a passion create healthier products that taste better than their industrial counterparts.
Hillel Cooperman of tastingmenu.com feels the same way, and he started the Independent Food Festival as a way to give bloggers a chance to point to favorite ingredients.
Some of the awards […]

Last week, I wrote about HR 4167, which would impose a single, national label and forbid states or local municipalities from adding label requirements to food products.
The bill has passed through the House and has moved to the Senate, though our publisher Kate suggests it’s unlikely to move in this session.
When I posted […]

The Food Safety and Inspection Service arm of the USDA is proposing some changes to government regulations about meat and poultry inspection. They want to make public lists of retail stores selling meat that’s been voluntarily recalled.
Wow. Can you find better evidence about the meat industry’s opacity? The FSIS wants to let shoppers know about […]