Archive for February, 2008
Tidbits: Tokyo, Egg Rolls, rBGH, Honeybees, and more
February 17th, 2008New Food Capital: With 191 Michelin-rated restaurants, Tokyo has pulled into first place in the competition for top food honors. The people in this city seriously care about their food, and it has gourmets and gourmands flocking in from around the world to taste its treats. From Newsweek.
Mandating Eat Local: When the country […]
The New Street Food: On-The-Fly
February 17th, 2008There’s a new kid on the block offering fresh, local, gourmet food on the streets of the the American capital.
Food from street vendors has never been considered gourmet in any city, but residents of Washington, D.C., will tell you that there’s been a real dearth of decent food on their streets. Three D.C.-area businessmen […]
The Doldrums of Winter
February 7th, 2008I have been thinking a lot recently about local and seasonal eating and what I am and am not willing to give up. I just read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver, where she and her family spend a year growing most of their own food on their farm in Virginia, and buy what […]