Growers and Grocers

Today, Friday, June 20th, the boutique locovore and sustainable restaurant The Green Table, and the West Chelsea biodynamic Appellation Wine and Spirits will host a wine and food pairing.
Located in The Chelsea Market, The Cleaver Company’s Green Table creates exquisite dishes made from locally sourced sustainable and often organic ingredients. For this wine tasting, the […]

Unless you don’t follow the news, you’re probably well aware of the latest food scare - tomatoes tainted with salmonella.
The big question that has yet to be answered is how do thousands of pounds of tomatoes get tainted with salmonella, a bacteria that originates in the digestive tracts of humans, birds, and other animals? As […]

In a moment both shimmering and tantalizing, ramps have arrived.  Signifying the return of the fairy tale bounty of the summer Union Square Greenmarket, in flavor, ramps are a delightfully delicate cross between garlic and leek.
Trim off the bulb, and wash, pying attention to where the leaves separate.
Zucchini Ramp Omelet

Sauté one small diced zucchini in […]

Local, seasonal, vegan, and ninety-five percent organic. A daily feast will maintain optimal nutrition levels and a sample sale size. In New York’s East Village, Angelica Kitchen has maintained an exquisite reputation since 1976, with a visionary philosophy that has only recently become a haute trend.
The floor to ceiling glass exterior wall reveals […]

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 […]

If you’ve been visiting some local farmers markets or small natural food stores lately, you might be seeing some items with which you’re not so familiar. This expanding diversity in the food marketplace is exciting, yes, but it can also be intimidating. For example, spelt, swiss chard and sorrel are all ancient in […]

While not yet a national event, Southeastern Pennsylvania’s “Buy Fresh Buy Local” Week is bound to catch on with the recent attention across the country to decreasing the miles between field and table. Chocked full of events, this week (July 15th - 23rd) will provide several occasions to celebrate and honor local produce and […]

These days, most disposable eating utensils are made out of plastic, a material made from petroleum and with a lifetime of thousands of years. Excellent Packaging & Supply, a company based in the San Francisco Bay Area (Richmond), is trying to banish petroleum-based plastics from dining hall, restaurants, picnic, and elsewhere with their line of […]

For many of us who spend our lives eating, thinking and writing about food, issues such as sustainable farming, organic growers, artisan cheese, and seasonal ingredients are common terms in our vernacular. We argue about freshness and the values of many of these ‘alternative’ methods versus large commercial growers. Yet, there is little doubt that […]

I love to bake. Cakes, cookies, pies. Chocolate Espresso Mousse is one of my special recipes for special occasions. I never had to worry about eating uncooked cookie dough, or serving mousse and cakes decorated with colorful royal icing. Until my cousin married and his wife got pregnant, I didn’t really give consuming raw eggs […]