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Article Archive for July 2009

Thomas Keller Makes Herbed Gnocchi
July 30, 2009 – 9:29 pm | No Comment
Not Even Close To Your Grandmother’s Pop-Overs!
July 30, 2009 – 3:54 pm | 17 Comments
Not Even Close To Your Grandmother’s Pop-Overs!

A Recipe blog post featuring the problems and solutions trying to recreate an 80 year old recipe for popovers. This ain’t no Pillsbury dough!!

Finding Our Way Back To The Table
July 29, 2009 – 4:11 pm | 19 Comments

As we connect with our neighbors, and more importantly reconnect with our families, the table will become what it always was – a gathering place.

The End of Food: Molecular Gastronomy And The Chef As Artist
July 28, 2009 – 3:46 pm | 17 Comments
The End of Food: Molecular Gastronomy And The Chef As Artist

Molecular Gastronomy heralds the end of food. It is no coincidence that the most celebrated, sophisticated and progressive direction that cooking and preparing food has taken in the past few years, is a dead end. …

Rooftop Farms? I’ve got your video right here
July 27, 2009 – 1:14 pm | 4 Comments

Video of the rooftop farm growing in Brooklyn.

New York City Urged To Provide Locally Grown Food
July 24, 2009 – 3:07 pm | No Comment

Great little piece on the New York Times’ City Room Blog

This week, Chicago became the first city to pass a green food resolution. Although the resolution is nonbinding, it urges the city to make healthy, …

How to talk to restaurants about their meat sources
July 23, 2009 – 3:48 pm | One Comment

Over the past few months, I’ve been working steadily to eliminate all CAFO meat from my diet.One of the keys for me has been contacting as many of my favorite restaurants as possible to ask them about their meat sources.

Live Wine Blog Part 2
July 23, 2009 – 11:11 am | No Comment
Live Wine Blog Part 2

Karen over at Imbibe weighs in with her post recapping yesterdays activities! Fun stuff all over. Here’s a sip, and be careful to spit!
Red #1 (25.99)–Bright ruby red with dusty cherry on the nose and …

Wine Blogging
July 23, 2009 – 10:57 am | 3 Comments
Wine Blogging

Lyle over at Rockssandfruit, who was my co blogger last night has just posted his blog post from the tasting. Great writer and even more fun in person! Here is a little sample of what …

Lyle and Karin Tasting at 67 Wine
July 22, 2009 – 5:44 pm | No Comment