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The film shows that hunger, for children and people as a whole, is a problem that America has solved in the past and can solve again if average Americans demand it. A Place at the Table shows us that it's easier than we think.
Mired in the politics of farm subsidies, food stamps, and sidelined by well-meaning charities and food pantries, a focus on the scandal of millions of working Americans who have little access to healthy food is hurt by the shame attached to hunger, and its flip side, poverty.
A Place At the Table, with talking heads ranging from Jeff Bridges to Tom Colicchio, all of them articulate and impassioned, is a film that should make you furious.
I had issues with "Top Chef" last season -- a lot of issues -- and though "Top Chef: Seattle" feels like my old favorite reality competition show again, I am still a bit wary.
I think it was Michael Pollan who once said, "Drink liquor. Far too much. Mostly absinthe."
Did you know September is Hunger Action Month? Here are a few options for you to consider if you're asking, "Where is there hunger and how can I help?"
So much hype about chefs and who's the most influential on social media, etc. It's all a distraction from who makes the best food. Isn't that what chefs are supposed to do?
The city of Philadelphia has gotten a bad rap in recent history; it's a city associated with a high crime rate, a city left in the shadows of nearby N...
Parenting is amazing, sometimes hilarious and often difficult. Adjusting expectations so that the mini members of your dinner table eat what you're eating is a natural way to make life easier.
According to Rick Santorum's official website, America is suffering a "pandemic of harm" from the distribution of pornography, but there's another pernicious threat to this nation that I think warrants Santorum's attention.
As the plate was set in front of me I was stunned. Pork belly? Really? For Pete's sake I was at the Gramercy Tavern and this Colicchio guy is sending me out a piece of pork belly? Gee, thanks Tom. Got any sweet tea to go with it?
Grasping a bottle of champagne in his left hand and the saber in his right, Julian Serrano lopped off the top of the bottle and, with the crowd applauding and cheering, champagne spewed into the air.
Editor's Note: Michelle Weber of Thursday Night Smackdown is liveblogging Top Chef with HuffPost Food tonight. To participate, leave your comment...
Editor's Note: Michelle Weber of Thursday Night Smackdown is liveblogging Top Chef with HuffPost Food tonight. To participate, leave your comments be...
Editor's Note: Michelle Weber of Thursday Night Smackdown is liveblogging Top Chef with HuffPost Food tonight. To participate, leave your comments be...
Editor's Note: Michelle Weber of Thursday Night Smackdown is liveblogging Top Chef with HuffPost Food tonight. To participate, leave your comments be...
