Growers and Grocers

Some people without a Safeway grocery store may be getting access to its wonderful line of organic products called O Organics. Market Watch informs us that Safeway is “striking partnerships to sell its “O Organics” line in Asia and South America” due to a deal with distributing giant Sysco Corp. The line was introduced in […]

In my town of Roseville, California, there is a new shopping center with not one, but two, organic/local restaurants: Paul Martin’s Amercian Bistro and Utopia Grill.  Paul Martin’s is a bit fancier, though the prices are definitely reasonable, while Utopia Grill is more grab and go.  It could be that this is just a coincidence, but […]

You might not expect it from her, but Rachael Ray is an active participant in the Green movement.  Her participation is marked this month by her magazine’s move to 85 percent recyled paper, which saves 11,500 trees with every issue.  Every Day with Rachael Ray also switched to a paper mill that’s closer to their […]

The BBC delivers one of those stories that everyone wants to read because it makes that glass of champagne seem good for you. The BBC reports that “Strawberries are good for you but having them in a cocktail may make them even healthier, a study suggests.” Although, they are quick to rain […]

The San Francisco Chronicle informs us that Wolfgang Puck has banned foie gras in any form from his restaurant menus. Now, this might not seem like that big a deal to many, but his restaurants included foie gras in the spotlight. For example, his San Francisco restaurant Postrio served “Trio of Hudson […]

A Baltimore news station, WJZ, is reporting that “Carolina Culinary Food is recalling packages of Oscar Mayer ready-to-eat chicken breast strips with rib meat because they may be contaminated.” The nationwide recall was confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. It covers “all six-ounce packages of ‘Oscar Mayer/Louis […]

The Times reports that meat from a farm in England infected with bird-flu “was sent abroad.” There are quarantine rules in place, but six trucks of poultry arrived in Hungary on Thursday. In response to this report, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs launched an investigation. The defense asserted is […]

During the Worlds of Healthy Flavors event hosted by the Culinary Institute of America and the Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Nutrition, food industry leaders were given the opportunity to ask questions of leading scientists in the area of nutrition. The scientists are part of the Worlds of Healthy Flavors Scientific Advisory […]

On the heels of the New York City ban, most consumers have at least heard of trans fats. Trans fats, which show up on ingredients labels as hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated soybean or vegetable oils, have been in American food since the 1950’s and are found in more items than there is space here to […]

At the Worlds of Healthy Flavors Retreat, the Culinary Institute of America’s Vice President and Managing Director for Greystone and Continuing Education, Mark Erickson, gave a presentation about signals of change in American Foodservice. Erickson noted that many of those in the room, such as the executive chefs and menu developers, could be advocates […]